This book explores the pressing need for strategic communicators to move from their present, often cheerleader role supporting its growth, towards a more critical approach, and develop a role that enables them to counter AI-driven threats to communities and relationships.
1 Introduction
The Nature of AI
Critical Insights in the Existing Scholarship
Other Insights in the Existing Scholarship
Significance, Research Approach, and Scope
Outline of the Book
Summary
2 Advocating for AI-Driven Threats
Threats to Communities and Relationships
Profession-Related Problems
The Tech Giants, Government and Democracy
Conclusion
Summary
3 From Advocates to Activists
The Broader Need for Activism in Practice
Embracing Activism
Urgently Developing Guardrails
Conclusion
Summary
4 Theory and Practice to Support Activism
Strategic Communicators Suitability for Critical AI Activism
Theory to Support Activism
Practice to Support Activism
Additional Considerations for Strategic Communicator-Activists
Conclusion
Summary
5 Beyond Reactive Ethics
Unpredictable Contexts for Ethical Questions
Ethics and Regulatory Interventions
Trust Issues and AI
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