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New Year, New Media - January News

New Year, New Media - January News

January ushered in a new year with sweeping disruptions in media, journalism, and public humanities. Technology-driven partnerships, staff cuts, and mergers have redefined the online media landscape kicking-off 2025, calling into question journalism’s position in an age of generative AI. Read the highlights below. 

All the World’s a Stage and the Technology Merely a Player

All the World’s a Stage and the Technology Merely a Player

More than 400 years after Shakespeare’s death, his works remain essential to theatre as we know it. Now, emerging technology is changing the way we interact it. From extended reality to artificial intelligence, audiences can now immerse themselves in performances and extract meaning from texts in ways never seen before.

AI in Spotify’s New ‘AI DJ’

AI in Spotify’s New ‘AI DJ’

While Spotify has been a frontrunner in the AI field for a decade, its increased infusion of AI into its algorithmic content suggestions has put it into the spotlight with its ‘AI DJ.’ Consumers return again and again to Spotify largely for its enhanced personalization that few other streaming platforms can match. While AI is central to that personalization, it hasn’t surfaced without baggage and some consumer retaliation. It is also worth considering how this technology will further perpetuate algorithmic biases that disproportionately affect Black musicians.