AI and Communication Science

This subject provides a strong disciplinary foundation for understanding, interpreting, and analysing advanced theory, research, and applications concerning AI as they apply to communication science and related social scientific disciplines. It will cover topics within the scope of AI and communication science specifically as they relate to human beliefs, decision-making & behaviours. The subject will review existing and emerging theoretical foci and empirical evidence in fields such as journalism, human-AI interaction, healthcare, management, decision-making, and machine heuristics. With its three-pronged approach to focusing on theories, research, and applications, this subject will apprise students of complex interactions problems and solutions concerning AI development and deployment in everyday life.