Not Entirely Artificial, Not That Intelligent| AI and Communication Research: A Conversation on Hype, Contexts, and Practices (Part 1)

On June 9, 2025, the DAN Department of Communication at Tel Aviv University convened a roundtable to explore the evolving intersections of artificial intelligence and communication research. The event brought together communication scholars from multiple universities in Israel for a wide-ranging conversation about AI’s place in the field of communication—as an object of study, a methodological tool, and, increasingly, as part of a broader cultural and technological climate that shapes new horizons for analytical thinking. The article is an edited and truncated version of the panel: “AI in Communication Research.” The panel was hosted and moderated by Dr. Hadar Levy-Landesberg and Dr. Roni Danziger and features Dr. Aya Yadlin, Dr. Ido Ramati, Dr. Lidor Ivan, and Dr. Ilan Manor.