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 Siyi Gong
Siyi Gong is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is affiliated with both the Visual Intelligence Lab and the Coalas Lab. Her research focuses on the cognitive foundations of cooperation, communication, and innovation. Recently, she has been using laboratory experiments and statistical modeling to investigate how social and cognitive processes jointly shape intellectual innovation. In addition, Siyi is interested in how human and machine intelligence interact and influence learning and problem-solving.
Instructor(s):
Siyi Gong is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is affiliated with both the Visual Intelligence Lab and the Coalas Lab. Her research focuses on the cognitive foundations of cooperation, communication, and innovation. Recently, she has been using laboratory experiments and statistical modeling to investigate how social and cognitive processes jointly shape intellectual innovation. In addition, Siyi is interested in how human and machine intelligence interact and influence learning and problem-solving.
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