[Commlist] Special Issue NMS: Automating Communication in the Digital Society

The special issue Automating Communication in the Digital Society with 
NMS is now live at:
https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/NMS/current

Automation is a defining feature of today’s societies—not only since 
ChatGPT and generative artificial intelligence (AI) have accomplished to 
produce yet another wave of hype. In our new special issue, co-edited by 
Christian Pentzold and me, we explore how subjectivity, agency, and 
empowerment become defined and reconfigured in novel human–machine 
encounters and in societies which in large parts are kept going and 
sustained by complex digital infrastructures.

The contributions, featuring works from Peter Nagy, Gina Neff, Ph.D., 
Will Orr, Kate Crawford, Annika Richterich, Sally Wyatt, Ngai Keung 
Chan, Chi Kwok, Christian Greiffenhagen, Xinzhi Xu, Philipp Seuferling, 
Annette Markham, Marcus Bösch, Tom Divon, CJ Reynolds, Blake Hallinan, 
Jean Burgess, Nicholas Carah, Daniel Angus, Abdul Karim Obeid, Mark 
Andrejevic, and Joanne Kuai, span from journalistic innovations to 
social movements, offering critical perspectives on the growing fusion 
of human and machine interaction. Thanks to Steve Jones for guidance and 
trust!

Key highlights include:
- Lucid analyses of alluring narratives of AI magic and the datasets 
powering statistical projections (aka AI)
- The role of automation in ad serving, propaganda, journalism and 
copyright, social movements and collectives
- Automated tracking technologies in different contexts ranging from 
hotels to border control
- Accountability and social media

It's clear that we are in the midst of a fundamental transformation, 
with profound technical and societal implications. Now is the time to 
critically examine and shape how these technologies will influence our 
daily lives.

Here’s the line-up with mostly open-access articles: 
https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/NMS/current





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