Summer Course - Automation and Communication: AI, Creativity, and Media Work

Course Description

Automation and Communication: AI, Creativity, and Media Work examines how automation has become a central force in contemporary communication, shaping the production, circulation, visibility, credibility, and monetisation of content. The programme highlights how generative AI, recommendation systems, and synthetic media are transforming media work, cultural production, journalism, political communication, and everyday digital life. It also addresses key issues such as labour precarity, platform dependency, public trust, crisis amplification, digital wellbeing, privacy, and governance. With particular attention to Southeast Asia and the Global South, this short course promotes context-sensitive perspectives on AI and communication beyond West-centred assumptions. As a month-long academic forum, it aims to strengthen critical understanding, encourage collaborative research, and foster international scholarly exchange on the changing relationship between automation and communication.

Course Features

• Admission: Apr 15 2026 - Jun 14 2026
• Course: Jul 1 2026 - Jul 31 2024
• Seats Available: 100
• Faculty / School: FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES
• Time: 9.00 AM - 10.30 AM (1,5 hour)
• Classes : Online

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Learning Outcomes

After completing the Summer Course participants are expected to be able to:
• Develop a critical understanding of how automation reshapes communication across production, distribution, moderation, and governance.
• Examine the implications of AI and algorithmic systems for creativity, cultural labour, journalism, trust, and platformed visibility.
• Analyse key issues related to misinformation, synthetic media, fairness, and legitimacy in automated communication environments.
• Generate research-informed reflections that connect Southeast Asian and Global South perspectives with contemporary debates on AI and media work.