Lecture by Matthew Jordan: AI as an anti-democratic communicative praxis
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15 April 2026
4:30 PM
Matthew Jordan’s lecture offers a clear and accessible look at the role artificial intelligence plays in our everyday lives today—and whether it truly helps us, or subtly changes us instead. It shows that AI is not just a tool, but also a way of communicating and thinking about the world. Are we beginning to prioritize speed and efficiency at the expense of quality of understanding? The lecture raises the question of whether AI is weakening the foundations of democratic society.
Matthew Jordan is a leading media scholar who serves as Head of the Department of Film Production and Media Studies at Penn State University, as well as Director of the News Literacy Initiative. He is known for making complex media and cultural theory accessible to a broad audience. In 2025, he received the Penn State Faculty Outreach Award in recognition of his outstanding public engagement and science communication work.
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