12.02.2026

Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Security: IKBFU Expert at the International Conference

An expert from the IKBFU took part in the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Journalism in 2025: Creativity, Profession, and Industry," organized by the faculty of journalism at Lomonosov Moscow State University with the participation of the National Association of Mass Media Researchers, St. Petersburg State University, and the Union of Journalists of Russia.

As part of a roundtable organized jointly with the Russian Academy of Education, Malvina Druker, an associate professor at the Higher School of Communications and Creative Industries, presented a report on "Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Security in the Context of Media Educational Practices."

The use of artificial intelligence in media educational practices requires a special approach that addresses not only applied tasks but also the challenges of cognitive security, ethical, and legal aspects. When faced with content and communication risks, users of the digital space must be protected from the negative impact of information and the thoughtless use of AI capabilities. Given the current challenges of information overload, the loss of skills in creating meaningful content, the dependence on the use of neural networks, the delegation of creative tasks to AI, and it’s transformation into an interlocutor and consultant — these threats pose risks to a range of mental processes, including the simplification of critical thinking skills and a change in human attitudes towards information and behavior in general,
according to the expert.

The use of artificial intelligence in media educational practices requires a special approach that addresses not only applied tasks but also the challenges of cognitive security, ethical, and legal aspects. When faced with content and communication risks, users of the digital space must be protected from the negative impact of information and the thoughtless use of AI capabilities. Given the current challenges of information overload, the loss of skills in creating meaningful content, the dependence on the use of neural networks, the delegation of creative tasks to AI, and it’s transformation into an interlocutor and consultant — these threats pose risks to a range of mental processes, including the simplification of critical thinking skills and a change in human attitudes towards information and behavior in general,

according to the expert.

Traditionally, the annual February conference has served as a platform for dialogue between government, higher education, and the media industry, bringing together approximately 500 participants from Russia, Belarus, Abkhazia, Armenia, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, and South Ossetia.