Navigating the “Jagged Technological Frontier”: A Meta-Synthesis of AI Research

Lisa Dusenberry
Joy Robinson
2026

Abstract

This project maps Artificial Intelligence (AI) scholarship across Professional and Technical Communication (PTC) by comparing BPCQ and TPC venues. It aims to guide faculty and practitioners in balancing AI efficiency with rhetorical credibility. Practical outcomes detail shifts to evaluative prompting, using the HEAT heuristic for content evaluation, and implementing machine-in-the-loop prototyping.
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