COMM 159 – Artificial Intelligence and Society.
Course Description
How do media outlets in Middle East represent Islamist terrorism? How do they describe, analyze, and comment on suicide attacks? Focus on Arab, Afghan, and Iranian media discussions of this phenomenon to explore evolution of meaning of terrorism in Muslim societies. P/NP or letter grading.
About Grace Qiyuan Miao
How do people form meaningful connections, both with other humans and with artificial intelligence? How does the brain distinguish between deep and shallow interactions? How can we better interpret human dynamics—neural, behavioral, and conversational—to inform practical interventions? Grace utilizes naturalistic experiments, computational methods, and qualitative conversation analysis to answer these questions.
Instructor(s):
Siyi Gong is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is affiliated with the Visual Intelligence Lab. Siyi is interested in exploring the cognitive underpinnings underlying cooperation, communication, and innovation. Her recent project involves lab experimentation and statistical modeling to explore how cognitive, motivational, and social mechanisms contribute to cumulative improvements in cultural innovation. Additionally, Siyi is interested in integrating tools like Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing into her studies to examine the dynamic interplay between machine and human intelligence.
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