Course Description:
What does it mean to form an identity alongside artificial intelligence (AI) technologies? How do deepfakes, digital twins, and agentic coworkers shape how we see each other in the world? This course takes these questions seriously, and not as theoretical abstractions, but as an urgent, practical, and ethical challenge for communication professionals navigating a rapidly shifting information landscape.
Students will experiment with AI technologies for writing, research, and design, and build out conversational assistants. Our challenge throughout will be how to hold onto a human voice while navigating the tensions between human and AI skills. By the end of the course, each student will produce a proof of concept for a conversational AI solution and a personal framework for engaging with AI’s role in their cognitive, creative, and professional life.
University of Washington
Department of Communication