Understanding Generative AI in a Cultural Context: Artificial Myths and Human Realities

by Erkan Saka (Editor)

### Content List

1. Artworks in Search of their Artists in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Canan Arslan

2. AI-Assisted Music Mastering: Human and AI Practices in Contemporary Music Production
Onur Aker

3. Algorithmic Choreography: Dance and Generative AI
Amanda Furiasse

4. Human–AI Interaction in the Production of Cultural Symbols: Kilim Motifs
Muge Oztunc, Volkan Budak

5. Non-Believable Agents: Representation, Play, and AI in *Ape Out*
Fatih Sel

6. Players Retell This Story: AI, Storytelling, and Meaning-Making in *Rimworld*
Ömer Can Saroğlu

7. AI-Generated Folklore: Bridging Tradition and Technology in Storytelling
Cigdem Oztabak

8. Designing Funny Way: The Role of Humor in Human-AI Interaction
Rahmi Uysal

9. GAI in the 2023 WGA Strike: Media Coverage and Screenwriting Industry Impacts
Zhiqi Shao

10. The Authenticity of AI Influencers in Marketing
Çağla Öztürk Güzel

11. Generational Differences in Perceiving AI Influencer Authenticity
Minhaj Abdullah

12. Unpacking Generative AI Outputs: Gender and Social Representations
Elisabetta Risi, Marco Briziarelli, Yousuf Mohammad

13. Intellectual Property in the Age of Machine Creativity
Sertaç Oğul

14. Navigating Copyright Law in the Age of AI
S. M. Aamir Ali, Anuttama Ghose

15. Who Owns This Artwork?: AI-Based Art Creation and Copyright Issues
Recep Ünal, Ahmet Taylan

16. Beyond the Hype: Explainable AI and Ethical Use of Generative AI
Amaresh Jha, Sanjeev Ratna Singh

17. AI Against 'I': Hiraeth, Poiesis, or Mimesis
Mark Vicars, Janine Aldous Arantes

18. A Smart City Initiative: The Case of *Istanbul Senin* App
Pinar Sungur

19. Artificial Intelligence and the Transformation in Political Communication and Campaigns
Nurhak Atar

592 pages, Hardcover

Published December 1, 2024

About the author

Erkan Saka is a professor of media and journalism studies at the School of Communication at Istanbul Bilgi University. He was recently a research scholar at Anthropology, UC Irvine (Fall 2018) and Science and Technology Studies, MIT (Spring 2019). His recent and current research topics include AI Literacy, citizen journalism and social movements, online information fact-checking and verification issues, digital web archiving and internet histories. He is a longtime political blogger (erkansaka.net) and a coordinator of a local TV show on social media (sosyalkafa.net).