Table of Contents

Preface

Part I: Introduction and Orientation
1 Introduction
2 Communication and AI
3 Basic Concepts and Terminology

Part II: Applications
4 Machine Translation
5 Natural Language Processing
6 Computational Creativity
7 Social Robots

Part III: Impact and Consequences
8 Social Issues
9 Social Responsibility and Ethics

Part IV: Maker Exercises
Introduction
Exercise 1 – Demystifying ELIZA
Exercise 2 – Algorithms
Exercise 3 – Machine Translation
Exercise 4 – Chatbot and Quasi-Loebner Prize
Exercise 5 – Template NLG

Notes
References
Index

About the Author

David Gunkel is Professor of Media Studies at Northern Illinois University.

Reviews

“Gunkel’s book is an accessible but technically savvy monograph introducing students and scholars of communication and computer science to the intersections between AI and communication. … Gunkel’s book will also be a particularly useful resource to instructors, not only due to its accessible language and wide- reaching scope, but also thanks to the five ‘Maker exercises’ included in the last section. These provide useful entry points for students that are not versed in computer programming for experimenting with simple computer programs.”
Communication Theory
“An introduction to communication and artificial intelligence aims and succeeds in making sense of AI for students and scholars in social sciences.”
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