1st Edition

Persuasive Technology in the Age of Human-AI Communication

By Bu Zhong, Yunya Song, Kenny K.N. Chow Copyright 2027
320 Pages 58 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book offers valuable insights into the evolving landscape of human communication shaped by AI and persuasive technologies, and their use in facilitating and enhancing communication processes.   Highlighting the central role of communication in utilizing persuasive technologies to analyze human behaviors, interpersonal communication, and cognitive processes, the book sheds light on the... Read more

Preface: Persuasion in a digitally mediated world Part 1. Foundations and Frameworks 1. Persuasive technology in human-AI communication; 2. Theoretical foundations: Psychological and communication theories underpinning persuasive technology; 3. Behavior change theories: The application of behavior change models in persuasive technology Part 2. Design, Experience, and Interaction 4. User experience in human-AI communication and interaction; 5. Design of persuasive AI technologies; 6. Rhetoric of animation and games Part 3. Domains and Applications 7. Persuasive technology and health behavior change; 8. Persuasive technology and AI communication: Marketing and advertising; 9. The transformative power of persuasive technology in politics Part 4. Ethics, Evaluation, and Futures 10. Persuasive technology for social good; 11. Research methods on persuasive technology in AI-human communication; 12. Future Trends of Persuasive Technology Use and Development; Index

Biography

Bu Zhong is a Professor and the inaugural Head of the Department of Interactive Media, School of Communication in the Hong Kong Baptist University. He is also a professor at the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications and an affiliate professor at College of Information Sciences and Technology at The Pennsylvania State University.

Céline Yunya Song is a Professor in the School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University.

Kenny K.N. Chow is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University.