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VOLUME:
Vol.06 Issue02 2025
10.37547/philological-crjps-06-02-04
Page: - 27-30
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Essay and Artificial Intelligence: What Will Change in The
Future of Journalism?
Sevara Alijonova Ulugbek kizi
Basic doctoral student, University of Journalism and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Received:
05 December 2024
Accepted:
09 January 2025
Published:
11 February 2025
INTRODUCTION
The essay genre demonstrates the connection between a
person's personal experience and their inner world through
communication in the formation of new ideas and through
reflection and analysis (Bakhtin M.M., 1986). According
to Max Weber’s social theories, an essay is a tool that
allows one to study social processes and analyze them
through personal opinions (Weber M., 1991). Mikhail
Epstein understood the essay as a means of self-awareness
and answering philosophical questions. In his definitions,
the essay is emphasized as a tool for intellectual
exploration (Epstein M., 2004). The genre, aimed at
presenting complex intellectual or cultural topics in an easy
and understandable form and encouraging society to think,
raises a legitimate question: Is the future of this genre
necessary for humanity, which is becoming increasingly
obsessed with artificial intelligence? Through this article,
we will seek answers to questions concerning the future of
the essay genre.
METHODS AND RESULTS
Futurologists express diverse views on the impact of
artificial intelligence (AI) on the human mind. Many
scientists are concerned that AI may negatively affect
human thinking ability, as it can reduce a person's need for
personal thinking by automating numerous tasks. For
example, in the book “Artificial Intelligence: Stages,
Threats, Strategies” (Bostrom N., 2016) by Oxford
University professor and philosopher Nick Bostrom,
artificial intelligence and its potential impact on human life
are analyzed. Bostrom discusses how the development of
AI affects human mental activity. In his opinion, people
may adapt to using AI for specific tasks, potentially
neglecting their intellectual potential. He believes that in
such a situation, there is a risk that people will gradually
lose their capacity for personal analysis and innovative
thinking. Bostrom argues, “Artificial intelligence,
theoretically, can take on many cognitive tasks that people
currently perform. This can lead to people relying on
machines in decision-making and ultimately impair their
cognitive capabilities” (Bostrom N., 2013). Futurologist
Yuval Noah Harari warns that in the future, people may
completely entrust their lives to AI, thereby diminishing
their thinking ability. He emphasizes that humanity's bright
future lies in the right approach to AI, but artificial
intelligence can limit people’s ability to make independent
decisions. Harari states, “We may lose the ability to think
independently because we rely more on algorithms and
artificial intelligence in decision-making. If we believe that
machines know better, we may not feel the need to engage
in deep cognitive activities” (Harari Y.N., 2015).
ABSTRACT
The article analyzes the problems and prospects of future journalism, the evolution of the essay genre, and the impact of artificial
intelligence on thinking society and essay writing.
Keywords:
Essay writing, artificial intelligence, opinion journalism, publicistic writing, trend, futurologist, hypothesis.
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American economist and political scientist Shoshana
Zuboff’s 2019 work “The Era of Observational Capitalism:
The Struggle for the Future of Humans at the New Limit of
Power” analyzes how technologies, including AI and
algorithms, affect people’s lives. Zuboff is concerned that
people can be monitored and controlled through digital
technologies. He writes that algorithms analyze people’s
desires and choices, encroaching on their thinking and
decision-making processes. In such cases, people may lose
their thinking ability and become dependent on algorithms
(Zuboff Sh., 2019). In his book “Our Last Discovery:
Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Era of Humanity,”
writer James Barratt discusses the development of AI and
its potential threats to human life. Barratt writes that
humanity may lose its significance due to the development
of artificial intelligence that is not inferior to humans.
According to him, AI can dominate human intelligence in
various fields and slow people’s ability to solve complex
tasks and make decisions (Barrat J., 2013).
Elon Musk, co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI, has
repeatedly expressed his concerns about the development
of artificial intelligence. According to I, he highlights the
risk of impacting human cognitive abilities, classifying AI
among dangerous technologies. Musk, if people overly
believe in AI, it can reduce their mental activity. At the
same time, he emphasizes the need to adhere to certain
ethical norms when applying this technology (Mask E.,
2023).
Many sociologists and media futurologists note that
artificial intelligence risks affecting people’s thinking
abilities. According to Nick Bostrom, Yuval Noy Harari,
and others, if people become overly attached to AI, they
may lose their thinking ability. For example, because
instead of intellectual research and deep analysis, people
work based on data loaded on artificial intelligence, there
is a possibility of reducing the need for thinking. Therefore,
scientists call on people to use AI as an auxiliary tool but
emphasize the importance of preserving personal analysis
and thinking ability.
In such a situation, what hypotheses can be put forward
about the future of the essay genre that encourages a person
to think and reflect?
The rapid development of artificial intelligence and its
impact on social and cultural life has led to several
hypotheses put forward by various scientists about the
future of the essay genre. Scientists have proposed various
theories about how the essay genre changes in the context
of artificial intelligence (AI), what significance it acquires,
and its value.
DISCUSSION
Hypotheses about the future of the genre:
• According to American literary critic and theorist
Frederick Jameson, the spread of artificial intelligence and
technologies can lead to the loss of personality in the essay
genre. It shows the danger of automating a person’s
personal experience and emotions through technology.
Jameson points to the decline in essays based on the
writer's reflections in the context of postmodernism, as
data analysis replaces personal reflections in content
created with the help of AI (Jameson F., 1991).
• According to literary scholar N. Catherine Hayles, the
development of artificial intelligence forces the essay
genre to adapt to the digital environment. Essays retain
personality, but through artificial intelligence, publicists
see essays as a means of communication between humans
and machines; that is, human thoughts are interpreted
through artificial intelligence and expressed in new forms
(Hayles N.K., 1999).
• Professor George Landau of Brown University
emphasizes that an essay can be converted to multimedia
form through hypertext. It shows that with the help of
artificial intelligence, an essay can be converted into a
multi-format (text, video, audio) form. In this case, the
essay becomes not just text but interactive and hyperlinked
content, which requires active audience participation
(Mask E., 2023).
• German sociologist Thomas Lemke, discussing media
technologies in his work “Government of Things: Foucault
and New Materialisms,” notes that in the era of artificial
intelligence, personal opinions may still dominate the
essay writing process, but essay creation with AI tools will
accelerate, and more rational analysis based on data will be
conducted. He sees the future of the essay genre as a
collaboration between humans and artificial intelligence,
emphasizing that if AI helps in data collection, humans will
more vividly express emotions and impressions (Stiegler
B., 1998).
• Nick Bostrom, in his work “Artificial Intelligence:
Stages, Threats, Strategies,” emphasizes that engaging
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artificial intelligence in intellectual processes changes
essay writing. He says that an important part of essay
writing in the future could be analyzing ethical and human
rights issues through AI. Essay writers can write a person’s
thoughts harmoniously with scientific data, creating new
types of essays (Bostrom N., 2013).
• Yuval Noah Harari says that the future of the essay genre
may be associated with the reinterpretation of human
experience under the influence of artificial intelligence. It
shows that a person's essence can be directed toward data
and AI-based analysis rather than personal feelings and
emotions. In this case, the essay becomes an intellectual
and analytical genre (Harari Y.N., 2015).
• The French philosopher Bernard Stigler, in his book
“Technique and Time: Epimiteus’s Error,” sees the essay
genre as the primary means of expressing the relationship
between man and technology in the future. In his opinion,
artificial intelligence serves as an auxiliary tool in writing
essays, but he puts forward the hypothesis that a person,
through his reflections, preserves the essay as a work that
only a person can write (Stiegler B., 1998).
Regarding artificial intelligence’s influence on the writing
process, a number of scientists are putting forward
hypotheses about preserving personality in the essay genre
and expanding intellectual capabilities with the help of
artificial intelligence. The future of the essay is seen as
finding a balance between human personal thoughts and
processes in collaboration with artificial intelligence.
One can hope for the future of the essay genre and its
impact on people and societies because the essay remains
a means of revealing human thinking, developing a
creative approach, and expressing a personal point of view.
Even though the development of artificial intelligence
threatens the thinking process of people, the following
reasons can be cited for considering the essay genre as an
important genre in the future:
• Preservation of personal opinion;
Essays are one of the genres that require personal thinking
and deep analysis. No matter how much artificial
intelligence automates people’s simple tasks, personal
views, and original thoughts will always remain important.
In the future, even with the rapid dissemination of
information and the facilitation of people’s access to
information, the need for a deep approach to such issues as
personal concepts, ethics, and philosophy will persist. The
essay meets this requirement.
• Preservation of thinking and creativity;
Artificial intelligence is usually compatible with
automated tasks and data processing but cannot process
creativity and a personalized approach. The essay
illuminates such aspects of the human mind as the search
for new ideas and the creation of original approaches.
Since people's spiritual, moral, and philosophical pursuits
do not cease, a creative approach and personal opinion will
not lose their significance in the future society. The essay
genre serves as a tool for future people to present
innovative ideas.
• Personal and social criticism;
The essay genre remains important not only as a means of
analyzing personal opinion but also as a means of
analyzing political, social, and cultural changes occurring
in society or the world. In the journalism of the future, there
will always be a need for political or social criticism.
Through this criticism, people can gain a deeper
understanding of societal issues and think about how to
correct them. Essays are a genre that opens the way for
open discussion of societal problems and helps preserve
the culture of criticism and analysis.
• Social communication and influence;
The essay genre opens the way for communication and
mutual understanding between people. This is necessary
for society as a means of disseminating information and as
a means of interaction and exchange of ideas. For example,
an essay increases spiritual and intellectual communication
between people and strengthens relationships between
people in society. No matter how much artificial
intelligence develops, honest communication and personal
exchange of ideas between people will always remain
relevant.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, as the dependence on artificial intelligence
increases, there is a need for people and journalism to
express sincerity and emotions and share them. Although
cold consciousness helps automate and simplify some of
people's tasks, it is through essays that human
characteristics such as personal thinking, analysis, and
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deep reflection are preserved. The essay genre can be
important and necessary for future journalism and society,
as it will become one of the few genres that retain
emotional intelligence and creative thinking.
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