Every day, millions of people turn to artificial intelligence for help finding the right words. A rough email can become smoother, while a quick product review becomes polished and articulate with a minimum of effort. The changes can seem harmless, and often appear very helpful in clarifying our intended message. But what if polishing our language also quietly changes the emotional signals we had originally intended to convey?

Social psychological research has used traditional empathy-inducing strategies (e.g. reading, listening to, or watching narratives) to heighten recognition of and motivation to combat personal and ...

How does media shape society over decades, and does its effect vary depending on the societal atmosphere or zeitgeist? While theoretically important, there is a...

Abstract Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has field-level implications for computational communication research (CCR), not only by expanding methodological repertoires, but also by reshaping...

Social media provide many opportunities to seek and receive support from close or distant others. Hopes of increased mental health by obtaining social support in an instant through social media hav...

75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association

"Imagine that a medical research group were to conduct an experimental test of a new drug for dementia, and use mediation analysis…”