Presently, we are witnessing an intense debate about technological advancements in artificial intelligence(AI) research and its deployment in various societal domains and contexts. In this context, media andcommunications is one of the most prominent and contested fields. Bots, voice assistants, automated (fake)news generation, content moderation and filtering – all of these are examples of how AI and machinelearning are transforming the dynamics and order of digital communication.On 20 March

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... 18 the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society together with the non-governmental organisation Access Now hosted the one-day expert workshop "The turn to AI in governingcommunication online". International experts from academia, politics, civil society and business gathered inBerlin to discuss the complex socio-technical questions and issues concerning subjects such as artificialintelligence technologies, machine learning systems, the extent of their deployment in content moderationand the range of approaches to understanding the status and future impact of AI systems for governingsocial communication on the internet.This workshop report summarises and documents the authors' main takeaways from the discussions. Thediscussions, comments and questions raised and responses from experts also fed into the report. The reporthas been distributed among workshop participants. It is intended to contribute current perspectives to thediscourse on AI and the governance of communication.