Media Scholar and Educator
As in many other industries, the role that AI technology will play in the future of journalism is uncertain. In the past year, several news organizations have been caught using generative AI in questionable ways, and generative AI routinely produces subpar results when given basic reporting prompts, such as summarizing sporting events using box score… Continue reading Will AI Replace Human Journalists?
One of the major contributions of the academic humanities and social sciences has been in providing a way to think critically about our identities and how we relate to others. One of the ways we think about who we are involves what are called "social identities, which concern "[our] knowledge that [we] belongs to certain… Continue reading Are AI Content Creators “Real?”
It will surprise no-one that AI-generated material is now being used in political campaigns, and that the uses are not always benign. But how exactly is it being used, and what regulations might be necessary? Voters in a number of states have apparently received robocalls in recent months with AI-generated voices impersonating those of public… Continue reading AI News Spotlight: Joe Biden Says “Don’t Vote”
Benjamin A. Medeiros 