Issue Pluralisation of cultural production and consumption

Summary

Easier access to digital platforms and personal creative tools means almost anyone can now produce, remix and consume cultural content. Generative AI is emerging as a co-creator alongside people, and the boundary between mainstream producers and audiences is weakening. Global cultural exchange, multicultural society and more diverse gender, generational and value orientations are breaking down the broadcast- and publishing-led structure in favour of networked ecosystems built around platforms and individual creators. Streaming, webtoons, games and K-pop are dissolving national cultural borders and encouraging hybrid content. At the same time, disputes over the copyright and authorship of AI-generated works, intellectual property infringement, personal data leaks and algorithm-driven narrowing of consumption are growing side effects.