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A Scholarly Definition of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Advancing AI as a Conceptual Framework in Communication Research

Gil de Zúñiga, Homero, Goyanes, Manuel, Durotoye, Timilehin·2024·Political Communication
DOI 10.1080/10584609.2023.2290497
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Research on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in communication research is gaining broader interest. This interdisciplinary interest has yet to be supported by a systematic scholarly definition and by a holistic theoretical framework in communication research. First, combining prior theoretical efforts from diverse disciplines in the social sciences, especially journalism and communication, this study introduces a wide-ranging working AI scholarly definition in communication research as the tangible real-world capability of non-human machines or artificial entities to perform, task solve, communicate, interact, and act logically as it occurs with biological humans. We also propose its theoretical operationalization based on two dimensions: level of performance and level of autonomy, advancing an elementary conceptual framework drawing on AI’s levels of potential actions or performance the AI may accomplish, including 1) performing tasks, 2) taking decisions, and 3) making predictions; as well as AI’s level of autonomy, or the agency results contingent on the degrees of human input, interaction, or supervision involved.

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Authors
Gil de Zúñiga, H., Goyanes, M., & Durotoye, T.
Affiliations
  • Democracy Research Unit, Political Science, College of Law & Public Administration, University of Salamanca, Salamanca
  • Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (ES)
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Political Communication
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2023-12-06
Volume
41
Issue
2
Pages
317-334
ISSN
  • 1058-4609 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-7675
DOI
10.1080/10584609.2023.2290497
OpenAlex
W4389380302
Cited by
198
References
102
Citations by year
2026: 82 · 2025: 77 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 11
FWCI
18.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Political Communication (publishedVersion)
Funders
Spanish National Research Agency’s Program for the Generation of Knowledge and the Scientific and Technological Strengthening Research + Development
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Artificial Intelligence Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Social Sciences › Communication › News Media Framing and Political Communication
Keywords
artificial intelligence, definition of artificial intelligence, conceptual framework, AI autonomy, AI agency, task performance, decision-making, prediction, human-AI interaction, journalism, communication research

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