Lionel Brossi is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Communication and Image at the University of Chile and Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Society Research Hub.
His academic and public interest work focuses on the intersections between artificial intelligence, education, youth, mental health, and digital inclusion. His research explores how emerging technologies shape human experience, with a particular emphasis on equity, ethical design, digital literacies, and the quality of information in the digital age. He is a core member of the Hemispheres project, a European Commission-funded consortium that brings together academic institutions, civil society, policymakers, and industry across Latin America and Europe to address the ethical, social, and governance challenges of digital technologies, including AI and emerging platforms.
Lionel is also a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, where he contributes to the Youth and Media project and collaborative global initiatives on responsible AI, metaverse inclusion, and digital rights. He is an adjunct researcher at the Millennium Institute for Research on Depression and Personality (IMHAY), where he develops youth-centered approaches to mental health in digital environments. Throughout his career, he has served as advisor or consultant for international organizations such as UNESCO, UNICEF, ITU, and IDRC/AI4D, and has participated in government-led commissions on AI governance, disinformation, and children's digital rights in Chile and Colombia.
His publications span topics such as AI ethics in education, platform labor and gender, digital literacy, and youth participation in Latin America. He is co-founder of the regional networks Conectados al Sur and Hablatam, and has actively contributed to cross-regional research projects like GenZAI, Future Ways of Working, and the ITU Child Online Protection working group.
His academic background includes a PhD in Literary Theory and Comparative Literature from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a Master’s in Communication from Universidad Austral de Chile. With an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach, Lionel works at the intersection of research, policy, and pedagogy to build inclusive, rights-based, and socially just technological futures.
