AI news coverage reveals hierarchy of innovators, regulators and overlooked regions

A study of over 43,000 American and European newspaper articles found that media coverage allocates authority over artificial intelligence unequally. The reports depict the United States as an innovator, Europe as a regulator, and regions like Africa as passive recipients. This research gives communication and sociology scholars a structural framework to study news as an unequal narrative infrastructure.

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