1st Edition
Artificial Intelligence and Media Assessing the Risks and Rewards
Introduction 1. Development of Artificial Intelligence 2. Generative AI and Content Automation 3. Journalism Uses (& Misuses) of AI 4. AI in Entertainment Media 5. Legal, Regulatory, and Economic Context of AI and Media 6. Science Fiction and AI 7. Robotics and Sensory AI 8. Social Media and AI 9. Ethical Parameters of AI and Media 10. The Future of AI and Media Epilogue
Biography
John V. Pavlik is Distinguished Professor of Journalism and Media Studies in the School of Communication & Information at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA. He studies the implications of new technology for journalism, media, and society. He is the author or editor of 17 books on journalism and media and more than 100 journal articles and book chapters. His books include Journalism in the Age of Virtual Reality (2019), Disruption and Digital Journalism (2021), Milestones in Digital Journalism (2024), and Converging Media, and Journalism and New Media (2024). He is co-developer of the Situated Documentary, a form of location-based storytelling using Augmented Reality and 360-degree video.
Pavlik’s new book, Artificial Intelligence and Media: Assessing the Risks and Rewards, takes the reader on a journey through the development of AI and its link(s) to journalism and media practices. Underscoring the benefits and [potential] harms of artificial intelligence, Pavlik takes a new media approach to speak about such things as Robotics, Generative AI, Drones, Copyright Law, Science Fiction, Interactive Media, Deepfakes, and 3D Recreations, all in an effort to, as he says, “…make AI seem human” (p. 190). By dialoguing with the reader about what was, what is, and what could be, Artificial Intelligence and Media: Assessing the Risks and Rewards is a remarkable look at the social, economic, legal, and ethical issues surrounding the implementation of artificial intelligence worldwide.
Corey Liberman, Marymount Manhattan College, USA
The content of this book, Artificial Intelligence and Media: Assessing the Risks and Rewards, is rich, and the elaborate and accessible context is equally enriching.
The author treats the past of information technology and its sociology with dexterity, as expected of a professor and highly renowned historian of media and technology.
I recommend this book to all seekers of knowledge in these uncertain times.
Kole Odutola, University of Florida, USA
