An Introduction to communication and artificial intelligence / David J. Gunkel.

By:

Gunkel, David J [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2020.Description: xviii, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781509533176 (paperback)

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LOC classification:

Q335 G95 2020

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Contents:

Introduction -- Communication and AI -- Basic concepts and terminology -- Machine translation -- Natural language processing -- Computational creativity -- Social robots -- Social issues -- Social responsibility and ethics.

Summary: "Communication and artificial intelligence (AI) are closely related. It is communication – particularly interpersonal conversational interaction – that provides AI with its defining test case and experimental evidence. Likewise, recent developments in AI introduce new challenges and opportunities for communication studies. Technologies such as machine translation of human languages, spoken dialogue systems like Siri, algorithms capable of producing publishable journalistic content, and social robots are all designed to communicate with users in a human-like way. This timely and original textbook provides educators and students with a much-needed resource, connecting the dots between the science of AI and the discipline of communication studies. Clearly outlining the topic's scope, content and future, the text introduces key issues and debates, highlighting the importance and relevance of AI to communication studies. In lively and accessible prose, David Gunkel provides a new generation with the information, knowledge, and skills necessary to working and living in a world where social interaction is no longer restricted to humans. The first work of its kind, <i>An Introduction to Communication and Artificial Intelligence</i> is the go-to textbook for students and scholars getting to grips with this crucial interdisciplinary topic."--Back cover

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	URL	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	RUS Q335 G95 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Link to resource	Room use only	80445		00082815

Includes bibliographical references (pages [330]-352) and index.

Introduction -- Communication and AI -- Basic concepts and terminology -- Machine translation -- Natural language processing --
Computational creativity -- Social robots -- Social issues -- Social responsibility and ethics.

"Communication and artificial intelligence (AI) are closely related. It is communication – particularly interpersonal conversational interaction – that provides AI with its defining test case and experimental evidence. Likewise, recent developments in AI introduce new challenges and opportunities for communication studies. Technologies such as machine translation of human languages, spoken dialogue systems like Siri, algorithms capable of producing publishable journalistic content, and social robots are all designed to communicate with users in a human-like way.

This timely and original textbook provides educators and students with a much-needed resource, connecting the dots between the science of AI and the discipline of communication studies. Clearly outlining the topic's scope, content and future, the text introduces key issues and debates, highlighting the importance and relevance of AI to communication studies. In lively and accessible prose, David Gunkel provides a new generation with the information, knowledge, and skills necessary to working and living in a world where social interaction is no longer restricted to humans.

The first work of its kind, <i>An Introduction to Communication and Artificial Intelligence</i> is the go-to textbook for students and scholars getting to grips with this crucial interdisciplinary topic."--Back cover

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