1st Edition

An Introduction to AI and Intercultural Communication Education

Edited By Fred Dervin, Hamza R'boul Copyright 2026
150 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

150 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

An Introduction to AI and Intercultural Communication Education is the first, historic volume to explore the intersection of AI and intercultural communication education, interrogating both the transformative possibilities and ethical dilemmas posed by emerging technologies. Through diverse scholarly perspectives, the book examines how AI tools, ranging from language models such as ChatGPT... Read more

Chapter 1. Decoding AI in intercultural communication education: Promises, pitfalls and possibilities?

Fred Dervin and Hamza R’boul

Part I. Foundations and Critical Perspectives

Chapter 2. ChatGPT as naïve but knowledgeably responsive research assistant

Adrian Holliday

Chapter 3. On AI generated answers to questions on interculturality

Andreas Jacobsson

Part II. AI in Pedagogy and Dialogue

Chapter 4. Cautious excitement, hopeful skepticism: An ‘imagined’ interview with AI

Julie S. Byrd and Aide Chen

Chapter 5. Generative AI in the intercultural learning process: An exploration of its usefulness in university virtual exchange programs

Samara Madrid Akpovo

Chapter 6. A “Cultural Machine”? The AI-human intercultural butterfly takes flight

David Dalsky

Part III. Ethics, Equity and Renewed Futures?

Chapter 7. AI for interculturality in higher education: A critical engagement with conceptual framing and methodology

Edward Choi

Chapter 8. Ancestral seeds in a digital garden: Reviving and preserving the Indigenous heritage of the Canary Islands through AI

Elba Ramirez and Dylan Verdonkschot

Biography

Fred Dervin is a world-renowned interculturalist who has made a strong impact on Intercultural Communication Education and Research over the past 25 years. A Full Professor at the University of Helsinki (Finland), Dervin proposes original and refreshing approaches to understanding the politics of global interactions by challenging conventional paradigms and blending interdisciplinary insights. His work aims to inspire practitioners, researchers and students to rethink and reshape the notion of interculturality. With over 300 publications, Dervin is included in the Stanford Elsevier List of the world’s best scientists (Top 2%).

Hamza R’boul is a fellow at the Centre for Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies (CHELPS), The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.