人机传播视域下的能动性概念梳理与重构Agency in the Human-machine Communication: A Conceptual Review and Reconceptualization
刘力铭,匡恺
摘要(Abstract):
在生成式人工智能深度介入传播实践的背景下,人机交互已演化为复杂的共生关系,传统以人为中心的能动性概念正面临新的理论挑战。本研究梳理了能动性在传播学领域的引入与演化脉络,立足关系取向的视角,重构了人机传播语境下能动性在不同层面的四条概念路径:个体层面、人机交互层面、组织与系统层面、话语层面。本研究进一步探讨了能动性概念的重构如何在“人机共同体”框架中得以延展,揭示传播中意义的生成,并推动能动性研究与人机传播理论的深入对话。
关键词(KeyWords): 人机传播;能动性;机器能动性;概念综述
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作者(Author): 刘力铭,匡恺
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