Journal of Business and Technical Communication Jan 2025

Revisiting Four Conversations in Technical and Professional Writing Scholarship to Frame Conversations About Artificial Intelligence

Bill Hart-Davidson ; Michael Ristich Michigan State University ; Casey McArdle Michigan State University ; Liza Potts Michigan State University

Abstract

This article explores four different topics of conversation in technical and professional communication (TPC) scholarship that overlap and connect with contemporary issues in generative artificial intelligence (AI): process and iteration, theory and power, actors and activity, and the social justice turn. The authors offer four nonexhaustive reviews of these conversations, offering insight into key issues and texts that have animated discourse in the field and can directly or indirectly address the complex relationship between TPC work and generative AI.

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Journal of Business and Technical Communication
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2025-01-01
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10.1177/10506519241280642
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