Call for Participants The Human-Machine Communication Syllabus Projecthttps://andrealguzman.net/hmcsyllabusproject Submission deadline: September 13, 2024 Communication and media research is expanding to include artificial intelligence and robotics, and this broadening of the study of communication also has extended to the classroom. Scholars who are integrating human-machine communication into their courses are invited to participate in the Human-Machine Communication Syllabus Project by Andrea L. Guzman, Northern Illinois University, and Jason Archer, Michigan Technological University. The purpose of the project is two-fold: First, we aim to study how scholars are conceptualizing human-machine communication and incorporating it as a subject of study within higher education.…

Call for Participation A-day Virtual Colloquium onAI ETHICS IN AFRICASeptember 14, 202415:00/3 pm (South Africa Time) and 14:00/2 pm (Nigeria Time) DESCRIPTION In recent years, there has been a rapid development in Artificial intelligence (AI). Some of these developments include smartphones, factory arms, autonomous cars, AI wristwatches, ChatGPT4, griefbots, robot surgeons, and robot lawyers. This rapid development raises various concerns, one of which is the ethical concern of how to design AI in such a way that it would not pose a danger to humanity or exacerbate the suffering of nonhuman animals in the context of factory farms. …

Call for Submissions: Features wanted for the National Communication Association (NCA)’s digital magazine spectra special issue on Communication and AIAugust 8, 2024NCA: https://www.natcom.org/spectra: https://www.natcom.org/spectrahttps://telegra.ph/CALLS-FOR-SUBMISSIONS-Features-wanted-for-NCAs-digital-magazine-spectra-special-issue-on-Communication-and-AI-08-08 Passionate about AI? Do you have unique insights, fresh perspectives, or thoughtful observations on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and the field of Communication? Have you had experiences researching this topic that you believe offer valuable lessons or observations for the NCA community? spectra invites you to share your expertise and perspectives on this important subject. We welcome all submissions on issues of Artificial Intelligence and the field of Communication that are relevant to NCA membership,…

Call for Papers Design, Practice, and Critique of Narratives as Entertainment in the Video Game Art FormAn article collection in the Cogent Arts & Humanities Journalhttps://think.taylorandfrancis.com/article_collections/design-practice-and-critique-of-narratives-as-entertainment-in-the-video-game-art-form/ Guest Advisors:Dr Peter Howell & Dr Matthew Higgins (Creative Technologies Research Lab, School of Film, Media, and Creative Technologies, University of Portsmouth) Submission deadline: January 3, 2025 Stories are a fundamental form of communication for humanity and are a central facet to human culture. Stories can be highly engaging both emotionally and intellectually, and can bring people and communities together. Video games and interactive digital narratives expand the landscape of storytelling and engage players…

Call for Papers: Communicating Generative AI and ChatGPT: Theory, Research, and PracticeSpecial issue of Human-Machine Communicationhttps://stars.library.ucf.edu/hmc/callforpapers.html Editors: Seungahn Nah (University of Florida) and Patric Spence (University of Central Florida) Submission deadline: September 1, 2024 DESCRIPTION: The advent of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and advanced conversational models, such as ChatGPT, has ushered in a new era in human-machine interactions. These technologies, with their capacity for generating human-like text and engaging in meaningful conversations, have transcended disciplinary boundaries, impacting fields beyond communication studies (Hepp et al., 2023; Nah, 2023). This special issue aims to explore the intricate dynamics of human-AI communication and…