Global AI boom forces media scholars to confront new power shifts
Published on: Nov. 21, 2025, 10:24 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
Generative AI is surrounded by a sense of urgency and inevitability. Policymakers, corporations, and investors portray AI as a transformative force that will reshape national security, labor markets, cultural production, and scientific discovery. Narratives about artificial general intelligence, global AI races, and economic supremacy create a climate in which AI advancement is framed as essential to national competitiveness. These narratives influence regulations, strategic investments, and public sentiments even though many claims about AI capabilities lack grounding in empirical evidence.
