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Topic
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Readings/Assignment Due
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6/23
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Old media, new media
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Marvin, C. (1990). When Old Technologies Were New: Thinking About Electric Communication in the Late Nineteenth Century. Oxford University Press, (Introduction)
Humphreys et al (2013). Historicizing New Media: A Content Analysis of Twitter. JOC
Group Project assigned
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6/24
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AI literacy
Guest lecture by Anja Stevic
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Long, D., & Magerko, B. (2020, April). What is AI literacy? Competencies and design considerations. In Proceedings of the 2020 CHI conference on human factors in computing
systems (pp. 1-16).
Wang, C., Wang, H., Li, Y., Dai, J., Gu, X., & Yu, T. (2025).
Factors influencing university students’ behavioral intention to use generative artificial intelligence: Integrating the theory of planned behavior and AI literacy. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 41(11), 6649-6671.
First Assignment: AI literacy assigned Second Assignment: Digital Loop assigned
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6/25
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Attitudes towards algorithms
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Dietvorst, B. J., Simmons, J. P., & Massey, C. (2015). Algorithm aversion: people erroneously avoid algorithms after seeing them err. Journal of experimental psychology: General, 144(1), 114.
Logg, J. M., Minson, J. A., & Moore, D. A. (2019). Algorithm appreciation: People prefer algorithmic to human
judgment. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 151, 90-103.
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6/26
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AI, Art and creativity
Guest lecture by Sarah Wu
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Messingschlager, T. V., & Appel, M. (2025). Mind ascribed to AI and the appreciation of AI-generated
Art, New Media & Society.
Chiang, T (2024). Why A.I. Isn’t Going to Make Art, The New Yorker.
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6/27
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Mental models and AI
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Lodovico, C. D., Torrielli, F., Caro, L.D. & Rapp.A (2025): How Do People Develop Folk Theories of Generative AI Text- to-Image Models? International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.
Cheng, M., Lee, A. Y., Rapuano, K., Niederhoffer, K., Liebscher, A., & Hancock, J. (2025). From tools to thieves: Measuring and understanding public perceptions of AI through crowdsourced metaphors. arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.18045.
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6/30
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Macro and micro views on human and machine
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Tsvetkova, M., Yasseri, T., Pescetelli, N., & Werner, T. (2024). A new sociology of humans and machines. Nature Human Behaviour, 8(10), 1864-1876.
Sundar, S. S. (2020). Rise of machine agency: A framework for studying the psychology of human–AI interaction
(HAII). Journal of computer-mediated communication, 25(1), 74-88.
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7/1
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Student group project mid-term presentations
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7/2
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AI and learning
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Cecutti,L., Chemero, A., Lee, S.W.S. (2021), Technology may change cognition without necessarily harming it, Nature Human Behavior
Chow, A. (2025). ChatGPT may be eroding critical thinking skills, according to a new MIT study. Time.
First Assignment: AI literacy due
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7/3
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AI and computational propaganda
Guest lecture by Harry Yan
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Coming soon
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7/4
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AI and relationship
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Fu, Y., Chen, Y., Lai, Z. G. D. C., & Hiniker, A. (2024).
Should ChatGPT write your breakup text? Exploring the role of AI in relationship dissolution. arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.09695.
Ho, J. Q., Hu, M., Chen, T. X., & Hartanto, A. (2025). Potential and pitfalls of romantic Artificial Intelligence (AI) companions: A systematic review. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 19, 100715.
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7/7
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AI and fact
Guest lecture by Fangjing Tu
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Wolfe, R., & Mitra, T. (2024, June). The impact and opportunities of Generative AI in fact-checking.
In Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (pp. 1531-1543).
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7/8
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Social robots
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Liu, X. S., Shen, Q., & Hancock, J. (2024). But is it for us? Rural Chinese elders’ perceptions, concerns, and physical preferences regarding social robots. New Media & Society, 14614448231220346.
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7/9
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Algorithm and self
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Lee, A. Y., Mieczkowski, H., Ellison, N. B., & Hancock, J. T. (2022). The algorithmic crystal: Conceptualizing the self through algorithmic personalization on TikTok. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-computer Interaction, 6(CSCW2), 1-22.
Second Assignment: Digital Loop Due
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7/10
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Final Group Presentation
Final Group Paper Due
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