The making of AI society: AI futures frames in German political and media discourses

Abstract In this article, we shed light on the emergence, diffusion, and use of socio-technological future visions. The artificial intelligence (AI) vision German federal government is examined juxtaposed with respective news media coverage media. By means a content analysis frames, it demonstrated how strategically uses its AI to uphold status quo. largely adapt government´s frames do not integrate alternative narratives into public debate. These findings are substantiated in framing futures policy documents articles four different newspapers. It shown past mirrored envisioned by government, safeguarding present power constellation that marked close unity politics industry. partly expose call for visions include fundamentally political designs less influenced structures present.