Provoking Generative AI Futures

Editor's Introduction: Generative AI and the Future of Communication Part I: Theoretical Approaches and Emerging Inquiries in AI Communication 1. Predictable Panics, but with Purpose: Understanding our Perceptions of Generative AI 2. Literary Theory for Large Language Models 3. GPT-4-Trinis: Fine-Tuning an LLM on the Grammar of an Underrepresented English Variety 4. Detection Is Not Enough: Toward Explainable Attribution and Characterization of Synthetically-Generated Media 5. Experiencing Generative AI: Technology's Double-Edged Sword 6. AI Sycophancy as Social-Moral Behavior 7. Generative AI and Disinformation: A Systematic Examination of Challenges and Opportunities for Public Communication 8. From Tools to Teammates: Social Norms, Perceived Agency, and Emotional Engagement in Generative AI 9. The Experience and Perception of AI-generated Narratives Part II: AI in Communication Practice 10. Navigating the Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Perspectives from an Emerging Economy 11. Evaluating the Preparedness and Responsiveness of Public Relations Practitioners toward AI Integration in the Digital Communication Landscape 12. Unethical by Design: Tackling Bias in the Development and Deployment of Artificial Intelligence 13. Generative AI Oversight: Who will watch the watchers? 14. Beyond Sentiment: AI and Social Media Measurement 15. The Influence of AI on Media Pitching and Journalist Relations 16. The AI-Augmented Thought Leader: A Mixed-Methods Study of Owned Media in the Generative AI Era 17. Prompting the Frame: Rethinking the Camera and Cinematographic Practice 18. The Determinator: A Suggested Framework for Determining Appropriateness of Generative AI Use Part III: Global Perspectives and Early Observations 19. Generative Artificial Intelligence Ethical and Legal Issues in the Brazilian Media and Information Ecosystem: A Situational Analysis to Think From the Global South 20. A Chronicle Inside Higher Ed: Efficiency and Integrity Framing of Artificial Intelligence in Two Major Higher Education Publications 21. AI Resurrection: Technological, Ethical and Spiritual Discourses Conflicts on Posthumous Communication in China 22. Artificial Intelligence in the Press: A Research Note on Turkish Case 23. Opportunities and Challenges of Using Generative AI in Indian Journalism