Joanne Kuai

✨What a real honour! This journal has been my intellectual home since day one — first articles, first review, and now… this. Grateful for the care, generosity, and brilliance of the editorial team and community.

Also: the highlight of the invitation was being called a “young scholar” by the EiC. 😆

Who Controls Information Now? AI Search, Journalism, and Democratic Risk; An Interview with Dr joannekuai.bsky.social
(RMIT University) conducted by Anahita Poursafir, Intern at our Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs. www.isdp.eu/publication/...

(Free eprint currently at that link but email me if paywalled.)

And huge thanks to @joannekuai.bsky.social & @fabianlferrari.bsky.social for including me in their incredibly thoughtful @icsjournal.bsky.social AI governance special issue — full issue to come but individual papers at journal site.

Abstract of article: “ABSTRACT Governing Artificial Intelligence (Al) is difficult, in part, because Al systems never stand still in any one place. They are usually made by private companies, hidden within proprietary infrastructures, spanning jurisdictions, behaving in ways that are difficult to predict, and talked about in messy discourses of hype and panic. I suggest here that all this dynamism and uncertainty could be tackled by understanding Al and its governance as multi-scalar phenomena. Drawing on DiCaglio's idea of a 'scalar view,' defining Al as a scalar media technology, and tracing journalism's encounters with Generative Al as scalar collisions - across practices, organizations, data, audiences, and engineering - I argue that Al governance is 'scale work', and that multi-scalar governance offers new ways to understand Generative Al and its stakes.”

New paper!

In @icsjournal.bsky.social I argue that governing #AI means “scale work” — the labour of stabilizing AI *across* relationships that are usually tackled in isolation.

I use journalism’s GenAI encounters as a case study, connecting siloed AI collisions

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/T7WWF...

Wrapped up two fantastic conferences — AANZCA25 and JERAA25 — my first as a newcomer to Australia’s Media & Comms community.

Brilliant people, inspiring papers, great keynotes, and very generous Queensland weather. Yes, I even became a 6am swimmer?! 🌊😂

Feeling welcomed, energised, and grateful. 🧡

Pleased to be quoted in a new Fix article on how publishers can respond to AI bots scraping journalistic content. Protecting journalism in the AI era requires fairness, accountability and stronger direct ties with readers.

#AI #Journalism #MediaPolicy #NewsIndustry

Great to take part in the International Conference on Platform and AI Society in Asia, which took place at Deakin University last week. Huge thanks to the organisers, and all participants for such rich discussions.
#AI #AIGovernance #AIandSociety #AsianMedia

Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Journalism in China The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into journalism has become a global phenomenon, with China emerging as a notable player in this evolving landscape. Milestones specific to China, such ....

Excited to share our chapter “Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Journalism in China” w/ Xueying Wang & Michael Karlsson is now published in The Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and Journalism.
DOI: doi.org/10.1002/9781...
Thanks to editors Aynur Sarısakaloğlu & Martin Löffelholz.

I had a great time leading a team at the 2025 ADM+S Hackathon. Two intense days of thinking about search, context, and “wicked problems”. Loved the creativity in the room and learned so much from the other teams. Feeling grateful for the experience and the community.
🔍💡🤝✨
#ADMS #SearchSystems

🎙️ Really fun to be on the other side of the mic!
After hosting and producing for the Nordic Asia Podcast, I joined as a guest this time to talk with @NingAo about how AI is reshaping journalism in China and beyond.
Listen on New Books Network 👉 newbooksnetwork.com/ai-news-and-...
#AI #Journalism

Convenience of AI Erodes News Readership Podcast Episode · The Wire - Individual Stories · 08/10/2025 · 1 sec

🎙️ I spoke with The Wire 2SERFM about the rise of generative search engines and their impact on journalism — and what audiences and publishers can do in response.

🔗 Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/c...

🙌 Many thanks to The Wire and Amelia Crouch for the coverage.

#AI #FutureOfNews

Fears of online journalism Armageddon as Google changes the game One year on from the rollout of Google AI Overviews in Australia, exclusive data shows steep year-on-year declines in readership for the top news websites as smaller publishers warn of lay-offs.

Honoured to be quoted in ABC News coverage by James Purtill on how Google’s AI Overviews are reshaping the news and information ecosystem.
Generative search cuts traffic to publishers, deepening journalism’s crisis.
Read here: www.abc.net.au/news/science...
#AI #Journalism #Media #ResearchImpact

🎙️ Excited to share #Forskningspodden about my research: AI, News, and the State: Reinstitutionalising Journalism in Global China’s Algorithmic Age.

🎧 Listen here: www.kau.se/forskningspo...
📖 Thesis (Open Access): kau.diva-portal.org/smash/record...

Thanks to Magnus and Samieh for the discussion!

So happy to finally attend the Future of Journalism Conference #FoJ2025 at Cardiff University — my first time onsite! 🎉

Great to reconnect with old friends, meet new ones, and explore a bit of this charming Welsh town!

#FutureOfJournalism #CardiffUniversity #JournalismResearch #AcademicCommunity

Rethinking journalistic autonomy in the algorithmic era: toward context-aware, value-driven, and human-centred research into journalistic AI Published in Communication Research and Practice (Ahead of Print, 2025)

🚀 New piece w/ @tjthomson.bsky.social T.J. Thomson: we explore how newsrooms can integrate AI and research into journalistic AI can be done in ways that are context-aware, value-driven, and human-centred.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/2204...

#Journalism #AI #ResponsibleAI #MediaInnovation #aanzca #jeraa #foj

Hit 100 citations on Google Scholar 🎉 Metrics aren’t everything, but it’s nice to know the work is useful. Also a reminder to update my profile—it still says PhD candidate in Sweden, but I’m now a Research Fellow in Melbourne 😅
#AcademicLife #ResearchImpact #PhDToPostdoc

Just wrapped up an inspiring week at #IAMCR2025 at NTU Singapore! Grateful for the brilliant panels, thoughtful conversations, and warm hospitality. Big thanks to the organisers and to RMIT College of Design & Social Context for the wonderful reception!

Thanks to all who joined our #IAMCR2025 panel at Nanyang Technological University! We explored #GenerativeAI #Governance. Some are included in a forthcoming @icsjournal.bsky.social special issue co-edited with @fabianlferrari.bsky.social. Let’s keep the convo going.
#GenAI #IAMCR #IAMCR25

🎉 Wrapped up #CIRC25 at Peking University – what an inspiring few days discussing the future of the Chinese internet in the AI era!
Grateful to all organisers, speakers, and new connections. Bonus: a JD.com visit + roast duck overload 🤗
#AI #DigitalChina

See you next week in Singapore for #IAMCR2025 🇸🇬✨
Join us for a timely panel on Generative AI Governance at the Communication Policy and Technology Section.

🗓 Thursday, July 17
🕣 08:30
📍 The Hive LHS-TR+53

Let’s talk AI, policy & the future of communication! #AI #GenAI #CommTech #IAMCR

Key readings (2/2): Brantner, C., Karlsson, M., & Kuai, J. (2025). Sourcing behavior and the role of news media in AI-powered search engines in the digital media ecosystem: Comparing political news retrieval across five languages. Telecommunications Policy, 49(5), 102952. doi.org/10.1016/j.te...

AI chatbot accountability in the age of algorithmic gatekeeping: Comparing generative search engine political information retrieval across five languages - Joanne Kuai, Cornelia Brantner, Michael Karl... This study investigates the performance of search engine chatbots powered by large language models in generative political information retrieval. Applying algor...

Key readings (1/2):
Kuai, J., Brantner, C., Karlsson, M., Van Couvering, E., & Romano, S. (2025). AI chatbot accountability in the age of algorithmic gatekeeping: Comparing generative search engine political information retrieval across five languages. New Media & Society, doi.org/10.1177/1461...

🗳️ Joined a great EODS (Election Observation and Democracy Support) webinar on #AI & #Elections with @corneliabrantner.bsky.social & @profkarlsson.bsky.social ‬
We discussed AI chatbot info flows during Taiwan’s 2024 election. Thanks to Claudia Aranda for the invite 💛
#GenAI #Media #Democracy #News

Fragmented Power: The Reception of China's Foreign Policy Strategies in Sri Lanka

📘 Tabita Rosendal (Lund University) — Fragmented Power: The Reception of China's Foreign Policy Strategies in Sri Lanka portal.research.lu.se/en/publicati...

Here are the links to our dissertations:
📘 Joanne Kuai (Karlstad University) — AI, News, and the State: Reinstitutionalising Journalism in Global China’s Algorithmic Age
doi.org/10.59217/vtd...

One of the best things of my PhD journey: being part of the Graduate School in Asian Studies at Lund Uni. 💛 Special to graduate alongside my friend @tabitarosendal.bsky.social! 🎓
👉 www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/two-...

#AsianStudies #PhDLife #GlobalChina #AcademicCommunity #PhDone

Journalism and AI: A cautionary tale - Law360 Canada Generative AI, or genAI — arguably one of the fastest-growing technologies at the moment — is everywhere: in the workplace and in one’s private life. And one need not look too far to find it. Run a qu...

A big thank you to Sara Farr for covering our #ICA25 panels in Law360.

The article digs into our conversations on AI, journalism, copyright, and the bigger questions around authorship and human agency.

🗞️ www.law360.ca/ca/ip/articl...

#AIandJournalism #PlatformPower #MediaEthics #Communication

Here are the panels, presentations and posters at ICA 2025 featuring researchers from the Reuters Institute The annual gathering will see our researchers share findings around generative AI, climate news and trust.

Nice surprise: our #ICA25 panel was featured by
@reutersinstitute.bsky.social! 🎉 Grateful for efforts to spotlight journalism + AI research across platforms.
📰 reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/here-ar...
The article I presented is @digitaljournalism.bsky.social
🧠 doi.org/10.1080/2167...

ICA25 = jetlag, joy, and journalism 💫

My first conference as Dr Kuai (!) 🥹and stepping in as the new Student & ECR rep for the Journalism Studies Division. Wanna join our PhD colloquium? DM me 💌

Huge thanks to everyone who came to our panels or said congrats — you made it so special 💜

#ICA25

💥New article. Worker-led AI governance: Hollywood writers' strikes and the worker power, published in Information, Communication & Society, in a special issue edited by @fabianlferrari.bsky.social and @joannekuai.bsky.social (thanks a lot!)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....