[Air-L] CFPs: Communicating Artificial Intelligence: Theory, Research, and Practice

[Seungahn Nah]

Dear AoIRers:

Apologies for cross-posting.

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Call for Papers

Communicating Artificial Intelligence: Theory, Research, and Practice
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*Call for Papers *

*Communication Studies *

*Communicating Artificial Intelligence (AI): Theory, Research, and Practice*


In the more than 60 years since the founding of artificial intelligence
(AI) as a formal academic discipline, rapid advances in technology have
driven an enormous increase in interest in the field of study. AI
subfields, including machine learning, neural networks, and the social
implications of AI, have initiated new approaches to research and answering
emergent questions. Of particular interest is the study of AI at its
intersection with the study of communication.


Like AI, communication, too, overlaps with other fields like sociology,
anthropology, economics, computer science, among others, while focusing on
human communication in its various forms. Despite an increasing scholarly
attention of artificial intelligence (AI), AI studies remain largely
unexplored in society at large concerning social, political, cultural, and
ethical aspects of machine intelligence, interactions among agents, and
social artifacts. This special issue tackles the long-discussed research
areas with special emphasis on conditions, components, and consequences of
cognitive, attitudinal, affective, and behavioral dimensions toward
communicating AI.


Specifically, this special issue examines the following issues but are not
limited to:

·       communicative practices between humans and digital interlocutors

·       interpreting social adoption of AI as technology acceptance and/or
diffusion of innovation

·       integration of artificial entities into political, health, science,
environmental, and risk communication

·       incorporation of AI into journalism, news, and civic and community
life

·       impact of machine learning-based algorithmic content recommendation
in social media (e.g., filter bubble)

·       social bots or fake accounts in social media empowered by AI and
their influences on public opinion

·       cultural discourse surrounding digital and robotic interlocutors

·       critical perspectives of communicating AI in society and
societization of AI

·       reinterpretations and representations of humans as digital entities

·       legal, ethical, and policy implications concerning AI, algorithmic
content and/or systems

·       communication about AI and the explanation of advances in the field

Both qualitative and quantitative methodologies are encouraged.



Before submitting a manuscript, potential contributors should send the
guest editors a title, abstract, short synopsis of the contribution, as
well as a short CV or Google scholar profile.





*Timeline: *

Abstract submission due by January 1, 2019

Decision for full manuscripts due by March 1, 2019
Full manuscript submission due by June 1, 2019

Decision for publication due by September 1, 2019

Final manuscript submission by December 1, 2019

Anticipated publication February 2020



The final paper should be in accordance with the Journal’s Guide for
Authors.

https://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journalCode=rcst20



*Guest editors: *

Seungahn Nah, University of Oregon, *blueskybird71 at gmail.com
<blueskybird71 at gmail.com> *

Jang Hyun Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, jangkimuk at gmail.com

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida, jmcnealy at jou.ufl.edu

Jungseock Joo, University of California-Los Angeles, jjoo at comm.ucla.edu



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All the best,

SEUNGAHN

<seungahn.nah at uky.edu>