Artificial Intelligence and Media

Assessing the Risks and Rewards
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-13827-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Exploring how AI technologies - from generative AI to robotics - are reshaping the media landscape, this groundbreaking text critically examines the nature of artificial intelligence and its impact on journalism, media, and society.

In this timely analysis, John V. Pavlik explores the opportunities and challenges of AI integration across the media landscape, from newsrooms to entertainment platforms, offering critical insights into how AI technologies are reshaping content creation, distribution, and public engagement. The book provides readers with a clear and comprehensive understanding of AI's transformative impact on media by offering accessible explanations of complex AI concepts and applications, evidence-based analysis of current AI implementations in journalism and entertainment, a critical examination of ethical challenges and regulatory frameworks, and practical insights into GenAI, robotics, and emerging media technologies. Featuring case studies and real-world examples from across journalism, film and television, social media, and beyond, the book offers invaluable insight into the practical application of AI technologies and an overall understanding of the risks and rewards surrounding AI-driven media.

This book will be essential reading for students and scholars of media, journalism, and communication studies, as well as media professionals seeking to understand AI's impact on their field. It also offers crucial insights for policymakers involved in media regulation and AI governance.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, Professional Reference, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pavlik, John V.

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.