Algoritmos y comunicación: Revisión sistematizada de la literatura

Algorithms and communication: A systematized literature review

 Berta García-Orosa, Professor (España)

 João Canavilhas, Univ. da Beira Interior (Portugal)

 Jorge Vázquez-Herrero, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (España)

https://doi.org/10.3916/C74-2023-01

Palabras clave

Inteligencia artificial, comunicación, periodismo, democracia, opinión pública, revisión

Resumen

La influencia de los algoritmos en la sociedad es cada vez mayor a través de una presencia creciente en todos los ámbitos de la vida diaria, sin que seamos conscientes de ello y, en ocasiones, usurpando la identidad de otros actores sociales. El artículo tiene como propósito principal abordar la metainvestigación sobre el campo de la inteligencia artificial y la comunicación, desde una perspectiva holística que permita analizar el estado de la investigación académica, así como los posibles efectos en estas dos áreas y en la convivencia en un sistema democrático. Para ello se lleva a cabo una revisión sistematizada de la literatura reciente desde enfoques cuantitativos y cualitativos. La temática analizada es cambiante y novedosa; incluye el impacto y la interacción de algoritmos, bots, procesos automatizados y mecanismos de inteligencia artificial en el periodismo y la comunicación, así como su efecto en la democracia. Los resultados dibujan una producción científica en expansión, mayoritariamente en inglés, basada en la discusión teórica o centrada en la percepción de los profesionales de la comunicación. El objeto de estudio mayoritario se sitúa en el periodismo y en la democracia, con menor implicación de la ética o la educación. Los estudios señalan un gran interés sobre los efectos del uso de algoritmos sobre el periodismo y la democracia, pero las respuestas son todavía inciertas y los retos para los próximos años importantes.

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Esta investigación ha sido financiada por el proyecto Radón en España: percepción de la opinión pública, agenda mediática y comunicación del riesgo - RAPAC (SUBV-13/2021; Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear).

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Recibido: 28-04-2022

Revisado: 11-06-2022

Aceptado: 19-07-2022

OnlineFirst: 30-10-2022

Fecha publicación: 01-01-2023

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