ChatGPT, LaMDA, and the Hype Around Communicative AI
The Automation of Communication as a Field of Research in Media and Communication Studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11627431 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andreas Hepp (0000-0001-7292-4147, University of Bremen, corresponding author), Wiebke Loosen (0000-0002-2211-2260, Hans-Bredow-Institute), Stephan Dreyer (0000-0002-9450-1193, Hans-Bredow-Institute), Juliane Jarke (0000-0001-8349-2298, University of Graz), Sigrid Kannengießer (0000-0002-2342-9868, University of Münster), Christian Katzenbach (0000-0003-1897-2783, University of Bremen), Rainer Malaka (0000-0001-6463-4828, University of Bremen), Michaela Pfadenhauer (0000-0002-6082-0364, University of Vienna), Cornelius Puschmann (0000-0002-3189-0662, University of Bremen), Wolfgang Schulz (0000-0002-9999-5508, Hans-Bredow-Institute) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Pages | 41-63 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human-Machine Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2638-602X • E-ISSN: 2638-6038 |
| Publisher | Communication and Social Robotics Labs (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.30658/hmc.6.4 |
| OpenAlex | W4384432137 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 34 |
| References cited | 85 |
The aim of this article is to more precisely define the field of research on the automation of communication, which is still only vaguely discernible. The central thesis argues that to be able to fully grasp the transformation of the media environment associated with the automation of communication, our view must be broadened from a preoccupation with direct interactions between humans and machines to societal communication. This more widely targeted question asks how the dynamics of societal communication change when communicative artificial intelligence—in short: communicative AI—is integrated into aspects of societal communication. To this end, we recommend an approach that follows the tradition of figurational sociology
Automation · Cognitive science · Communication studies · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · GRASP · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Engineering · Philosophy · Psychology · Semiotics and Representation Studies · Sociology and Norbert Elias
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Plans and situated actions
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Steps Toward an Ecology of Infrastructure
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The Mediatization of Culture and Society
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| Unique citing works | 34 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 17 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |