Isabella Hermann

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119

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Isabella Hermann is a researcher at the intersection of artificial intelligence, science fiction, and cultural studies, with a focus on how fictional narratives shape public understanding of emerging technologies. Her most influential work, "Artificial intelligence in fiction: between narratives and metaphors" (2021), has garnered 118 citations and stands as a significant contribution to the growing field of AI ethics and discourse analysis. In this paper, Hermann examines how science-fictional portrayals of AI function as cultural reference points that inform broader societal fears and hopes surrounding technological development, situating SF within the wider landscape of "AI narratives." Building on this foundation, her more recent work, "Fiction meets fact: exploring human-machine convergence in today's cinematographic culture" (2024), extends her inquiry into how contemporary film and streaming media depict human-machine convergence, drawing comparisons to real-world advancements in robotics, AI, and virtual reality. Hermann's scholarship makes a compelling case for taking popular culture seriously as a lens through which technological futures are imagined and debated, offering valuable insights for researchers, ethicists, and policymakers navigating the rapidly evolving AI landscape.