Bumju Jung (he/him) investigates how autonomous technologies-such as social bots and generative AI agents-shape the production, circulation, and interpretation of political and persuasive messages. His research explores how these technologies intervene in public opinion formation, alter communicative authenticity, and reconfigure both online and offline public spheres.

Jung's broader research centers on the social and cognitive psychological mechanisms-such as information processing and persuasion-through which people interpret and respond to messages in AI-mediated communication. He examines how communication technologies interact with individual differences and message features to shape judgment, belief formation, and persuasive outcomes.

Jung aims to contribute both theoretically and methodologically, bridging classical communication theories with emerging challenges posed by AI-mediated influence. He previously taught undergraduate public speaking at the University of Kansas and participated in a national public research project commissioned by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC).