Episode

No News is Bad News: AI Agents, Information Value, Accountability & Democracy

Podcast: Cybercrimeology
Published: Jun 1, 2026
Duration seconds: 2047
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Summary

AI agents are changing how people find, consume and evaluate news. Dr. Aengus Bridgman from McGill University joins us to discuss how AI systems interact with journalism, what happens when news is summarized without clear attribution or compensation and why this matters for the future of the information environment.