Charismatic machines: On the epistemic power of generative AI within platform convergence
Published online on April 29, 2026
Abstract
New Media & Society, Ahead of Print.
This article develops a sociological theory of the epistemic power of generative AI within AI-centered platform convergence, as these systems are increasingly embedded in knowledge infrastructures. We define epistemic power as the capacity to structure ...
This article develops a sociological theory of the epistemic power of generative AI within AI-centered platform convergence, as these systems are increasingly embedded in knowledge infrastructures. We define epistemic power as the capacity to structure ...