What Might Happen with Generative Al?: Examining the Role of Prefactual Thinking in the Cognitive Mediation Model in the Context of Emerging Technologies

Timothy K F Fung; Ho Man Leung; Xiyuan Zhou; Shenting Zheng

What Might Happen with Generative Al?: Examining the Role of Prefactual Thinking in the Cognitive Mediation Model in the Context of Emerging Technologies

Timothy K F Fung^*
, Ho Man Leung
, Xiyuan Zhou
, Shenting Zheng

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 8 Aug 2025
Event	108th Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, AEJMC 2025: Leading in Times of Momentous Change: Individual and Collective Opportunities - San Francisco Marriott Marquis, San Francisco, United States Duration: 7 Aug 2025 → 10 Aug 2025 https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/70660325/2025aejmcconferenceprogram (Link to conference program) https://community.aejmc.org/conference/home (Conference website) https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/AEJMC/75e1f437-036f-473d-bf5c-8129413b5d75/UploadedImages/25ProgramCopyWedtoSun_update062325.pdf (Conference program) https://community.aejmc.org/conference/schedule/program (Conference program)

Conference

Conference	108th Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, AEJMC 2025
Abbreviated title	AEJMC25
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco
Period	7/08/25 → 10/08/25
Internet address	https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/70660325/2025aejmcconferenceprogram (Link to conference program) https://community.aejmc.org/conference/home (Conference website) https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/AEJMC/75e1f437-036f-473d-bf5c-8129413b5d75/UploadedImages/25ProgramCopyWedtoSun_update062325.pdf (Conference program) https://community.aejmc.org/conference/schedule/program (Conference program)

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What Might Happen with Generative Al?: Examining the Role of Prefactual Thinking in the Cognitive Mediation Model in the Context of Emerging Technologies. / Fung, Timothy K F; Leung, Ho Man; Zhou, Xiyuan et al.
2025. Paper presented at 108th Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, AEJMC 2025, San Francisco, California, United States.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

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