Department of Media and Communication Center for Communication Research

Introduction



International Conference on AI-Empowered Communication and Global Innovation

Date: 18-19 September 2025

Venue: Benjamin & Anny Kwok Conference Room, 4/F Yip Kit Chuen Building, CityUHK



Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping digital communication, driving rapid innovation and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. However, this transformation also brings urgent challenges, such as information integrity, public trust and perception of AI, governance issues, and ethical risks. These are core concerns for communication and social science scholars, who are actively developing solutions and theoretical frameworks to ensure responsible and transparent AI-empowered communication and innovation.

The Department of Media and Communication at City University of Hong Kong will host the International Conference on “AI-Empowered Communication and Global Innovation” on 18-19 September 2025.

This event will bring together editors-in-chief from leading English and Chinese communication journals, over 20 renowned scholars from the US, Austria, Chile, Switzerland, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China, as well as executives from Meta, Amazon, Alibaba, and Google. Both the President-Elect and a Past President of the International Communication Association (ICA) will be in attendance at the conference.

The conference will focus on the following themes:

1.    Innovative uses of AI and digital methods in research
2.    Theoretical challenges in an AI-powered society
3.    The societal impact of research findings
4.    Trust, ethics, and transparency in AI-driven communication

This conference bridges academia and industry, East and West, and research and practice. Join us to help shape the future of AI-driven communication. 

Register Now!
https://www.cityu.edu.hk/com/Public/AppForms/StI_AppForm.aspx?id=1298