User-AI Communication Patterns: Taming, Symbiosis, and Cultural Impacts from a Communication Analysis Perspective

Jie Li

doi:10.54254/2753-7064/2025.BJ29461

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User-AI Communication Patterns: Taming, Symbiosis, and Cultural Impacts from a Communication Analysis Perspective

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User-AI Communication Patterns: Taming, Symbiosis, and Cultural Impacts from a Communication Analysis Perspective

Jie Li ^1*

¹ Central Academy of Drama

^*Corresponding author: 1063188130@qq.com

Published on 11 November 2025

CHR Vol.96

ISSN (Print): 2753-7072

ISSN (Online): 2753-7064

ISBN (Print): 978-1-80590-523-3

ISBN (Online): 978-1-80590-524-0

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Abstract

Generative AI is shifting human-computer interaction from instrumental use toward meaning negotiation. This study employs transactional analysis to examine "Taming" and "Symbiosis" as communicative patterns in user-AI interaction. Taming forges a controllable tool through prompt engineering, establishing a complementary Parent-Child transaction. Symbiosis creates a quasi-inter subjective relationship that holds Adult-Adult potential yet risks regression. Both reshape communicative culture: Taming may intensify instrumental rationality and digital divides, while Symbiosis, despite fostering collaboration, could trigger blurred subjectivity, emotional dependency, and social alienation. We therefore propose "Conscious Symbiosis" to balance technical empowerment with humanistic preservation.

Keywords:

Generative Artificial Intelligence, Transactional Analysis Theory, Communication Patterns, Cultural Impact

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Li,J. (2025). User-AI Communication Patterns: Taming, Symbiosis, and Cultural Impacts from a Communication Analysis Perspective. Communications in Humanities Research,96,28-33.

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The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study will be available from the authors upon reasonable request.

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