Jasmine McNealy Discusses How Students Can Help Create Responsible Technology

Monday June 21, 2021

University features video interview with Jasmine McNealy as part of an initiative to promote AI educational opportunities for UF students.

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Video: Dr. Kun Xu Discusses Social Cues in Human-Machine Interactions

Tuesday June 15, 2021

The assistant professor in emerging media discusses how users interact with robots, what types of cues and gestures are most effective in human-machine communication, and the convergence of various communication technologies.

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There is No Trolley Problem

Tuesday June 1, 2021

Society needs to be very careful about the deployment of artificial intelligence systems and needs to answer who is the solution best for, who is affected and what are the potential impacts.

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Language, Modality, and Mobile Media Use Experiences: Social Responses to Smartphone Cues in a Task-Oriented Context

Tuesday May 4, 2021

The growing technological sophistication of smartphones has transformed them from merely communication devices to essential companions that we interact with throughout the day. This research examines the effects of two social dimensions of smartphones — language and modality — on social responses to these devices.

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Sylvia Chan-Olmsted and Janet Coats Comment on Deep Fake Technology

Monday May 3, 2021

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication professor and Media Consumer Research director, and Janet Coats, managing director of the UF …

Rita Men Explores the Use of AI-Driven Chatbots for Public Relations

Wednesday April 21, 2021

Building upon her background in corporate communication research, Public Relations Associate Professor Rita Men went into high gear during the pandemic to study effective communications from CEOs as well as chatbots used for social listening.

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Research and Insights: Fairness in Information Access Through Culturally Competent AI Systems

Saturday April 3, 2021

On March 30, 2021, Telecommunication Professor and Director of Media Consumer Research Sylvia Chan-Olmsted discussed new research from her and Advertising Associate Professor Huan Chen, “Fairness in Information Access Through Culturally Competent AI Systems,” at the spring 2021 University of Florida HiPerGator Symposium.

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Internet-based Tailored Virtual Human Health Intervention to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening: Design Guidelines from Two User Studies

Thursday March 11, 2021

UF researchers and colleagues, led by the UF STEM Translational Communication Center, are exploring new approaches to communicating health interventions to patients, including use of an internet-based virtual humans that patients can access through an app.

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UF at Work Highlights AI at CJC

Thursday February 18, 2021

As part of the University of Florida's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative, the College of Journalism and Communications is hiring faculty with an AI background. To learn more about the college’s work in the AI field, we interviewed Randy Bennett, executive director of external relations at the college.

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Addressing AI Impact on Communities of Color

Monday February 8, 2021

CJC researchers address AI’s negative impact on communities of color and how AI can be used to more effectively disseminate culturally relevant information to different audiences.

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Dr. Jieun Shin: Algorithms and Their Impact on Misinformation

Sunday January 10, 2021

Dr. Jieun Shin discusses her research on algorithms, AI and the spread of misinformation.

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Jasmine McNealy Comments on Google’s AI Ethics Research Changes

Thursday December 17, 2020

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Telecommunication associate professor, was …

Kun Xu Co-Authors Article on Using Machine Learning to Learn Machines

Friday December 11, 2020

Kun Xu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication assistant professor in emerging media, is the co-author of “Using Machine Learning to Learn Machines: A …

Huan Chen and Sylvia Chan-Olmsted Receive UF AI Research Catalyst Award

Monday December 7, 2020

Huan Chen, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising associate professor, Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, CJC Telecommunication professor and Media Consumer Research director, …

Dr. Jasmine McNealy: Data Trusts, Equitable AI and Amplifying “Otherness”

Tuesday September 22, 2020

In this video interview, Telecommunication Associate Professor Jasmine McNealy discusses her research on data trusts, equitable AI, communicating AI and how technology is amplifying “otherness.”

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Jasmine McNealy Serves as Co-Editor for Special Issue on Communication and Artificial Intelligence

Wednesday July 22, 2020

  Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Telecommunication associate professor, …

Explicating Cues: A Typology for Understanding Emerging Media Technologies

Tuesday January 14, 2020

People use cues every day to communicate. But how are these cues — relative to Siri, Alexa, social robots, or the myriad hybrid computer and artificial intelligence technologies — being developed?

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A Review of Artificial Intelligence Adoptions in the Media Industry

Thursday December 12, 2019

AI is increasingly being used by media companies to drive engagement and improve operations.  But the complexity of producing appealing content based on both creativity and data, and integrating AI into the existing media ecosystems, might be challenging.

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People Trust Human Journalists Over Algorithms

Tuesday June 26, 2018

News organizations are starting to experiment with automated content. Research suggests readers perceive news written by algorithms as less credible than if it’s written by a human. However, this perception can be reduced by exposure to robots in popular culture.

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