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Spring 2023, Vol. 35, No. 1

  • What are the appropriate, ethical ways to use tools like ChatGPT?
  • Phaedrus and ChatGPT Walk Into a Bar
  • Deceived by a Machine? The Ethics of Human-Like AI [CASE STUDY]
  • Can Emojis be Unethical? The Ethics of Emojis in Digital Communication [CASE STUDY]
  • AI: A Boon for Accurate Communication or an Abyss. It’s Our Choice and Responsibility.

What are the appropriate, ethical ways to use tools like ChatGPT?

BY DAVE KARPF

Phaedrus and ChatGPT Walk Into a Bar

BY PETER LOGE

Deceived by a Machine? The Ethics of Human-Like AI [CASE STUDY]

BY MIA ETEM, KAT WILLIAMS, & SCOTT R. STROUD

Can Emojis be Unethical? The Ethics of Emojis in Digital Communication [CASE STUDY]

BY CAIMEN SCHNEIDER, KAT WILLIAMS, & SCOTT R. STROUD

AI: A Boon for Accurate Communication or an Abyss. It’s Our Choice and Responsibility.

BY KRISTEN GRIMM
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Table of Contents, Spring 2023

What are the appropriate, ethical ways to use tools like ChatGPT?

BY DAVE KARPF

Image by Prostock-studio on Envato ElementsImage by Prostock-studio on Envato ElementsWhat are the ethical worries surrounding the education uses of AI tools like ChatGPT? This article explores the challenges of AI and truth, and ruminates over how AI can be more accurate—and whether that will alleviate the ethical concerns.

Phaedrus and ChatGPT Walk Into a Bar

BY PETER LOGE

Image by Janne_Amunet on Envato ElementsImage by Janne_Amunet on Envato ElementsWill ChatGPT only amplify worries about unethical political communication dating back to Plato’s Phaedrus? This article examines the ethical concerns about AI, truth, and manipulation.

AI in the Classroom

BY DAVID BARNES

Image by imagesourcecurated on Envato ElementsImage by imagesourcecurated on Envato ElementsAI represents significant challenges for education. What about its impact on secondary education? This article considers the uses of AI in high school classrooms, and warns of over-reactions to the new and hard to control technology.

AI: A Boon for Accurate Communication or an Abyss. It's Our Choice and Responsibility.

BY KRISTEN GRIMM

Image by stokkete on Envato ElementsImage by stokkete on Envato ElementsAI technologies offer new challenges for the public interest communication practitioner. Is AI going to facilitate more or less ethical content in political and public health campaigns?

TEACHING RESOURCES

Deceived by a Machine? The Ethics of Human-Like AI [CASE STUDY]

BY MIA ETEM, KAT WILLIAMS, & SCOTT R. STROUD

Image by Maximalfocus on Unsplash Image by Maximalfocus on Unsplash As artifical intelligence continues to advance at rapid rates, some chatbots sound convincingly like real humans. But if AI cannot reason ethically, how should that inform the way we develop and engage with the technology?

An Algorithm-Raised Generation? Ethical Problems with AI-Generated Social Media Content [CASE STUDY]

BY RACHEL BARR, KAT WILLIAMS, & SCOTT R. STROUD

Image by Nik on Unsplash Image by Nik on Unsplash

Since digital technology has become ubiqutious, many of today's children grow up online. Though algorithms and AI help organize content to improve our experiences on the internet, ethical conflicts abound for one of the most inexperienced, and most vulnerable, populations in society.

Can Emojis be Unethical? The Ethics of Emojis in Digital Communication [CASE STUDY]

BY CAIMEN SCHNEIDER, KAT WILLIAMS, & SCOTT R. STROUD

Image by Domingo Alvarez E on Unsplash Image by Domingo Alvarez E on Unsplash Emojis can make digital messages more fun, but may also lead to serious misunderstandings. What are the ethical ramifications of such miscommunication and who should be responsible for it?

Book Reviews - Spring 2023

BY LEAH A. RANSOM

RoutledgeRoutledgeA review of The Ethics of Virtual and Augmented Reality: Building Worlds, by Erick Jose Ramirez. New York: Routledge, 2022. 216 pp. $128.00.

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