About this Research Topic
The development of artificial intelligence will have important repercussions on economic systems and economic policies, posing new risks and creating new opportunities. We are experiencing a new industrial revolution, only much faster than the previous one, and therefore without the possibility of foreseeing the short- to medium-term impacts of innovations and interactions.
Artificial intelligence is being entrusted with increasingly important decision-making within financial systems, business operations, and daily life. How will algorithmically grounded trading systems that buy and sell much faster than their human counterparts affect financial markets? What sort of employees will be hired by AI programs screening corporate applicant pools? How will an autonomously driven vehicle behave when faced with the choice between risking self-destruction in a dangerous manoeuvre or running over a child crossing the road?
The approach that guides the design and development of this Research Topic is that ethical concerns must be taken into account in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence to secure long-term human interests. And if AI gains a sufficient degree of autonomy over the coming decades, perhaps these non-human persons must also be considered as ethical subjects with rights, duties, and responsibilities.
Contributions to this collection will explore the impacts, opportunities, and risks associated with the development and deployment of AI in economic life. We welcome research on, but not limited to, one or more of the following topics:
- AI and finance
- AI and industry
- AI and retail commerce
- AI and innovation
- Smart societies and smart businesses
- AI in the metaverse and augmented reality
- AI and connected mobility
- AI and robotics
- The social impact of AI
- AI and sustainability, dematerialization, and decarbonization
Artificial intelligence is being entrusted with increasingly important decision-making within financial systems, business operations, and daily life. How will algorithmically grounded trading systems that buy and sell much faster than their human counterparts affect financial markets? What sort of employees will be hired by AI programs screening corporate applicant pools? How will an autonomously driven vehicle behave when faced with the choice between risking self-destruction in a dangerous manoeuvre or running over a child crossing the road?
The approach that guides the design and development of this Research Topic is that ethical concerns must be taken into account in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence to secure long-term human interests. And if AI gains a sufficient degree of autonomy over the coming decades, perhaps these non-human persons must also be considered as ethical subjects with rights, duties, and responsibilities.
Contributions to this collection will explore the impacts, opportunities, and risks associated with the development and deployment of AI in economic life. We welcome research on, but not limited to, one or more of the following topics:
- AI and finance
- AI and industry
- AI and retail commerce
- AI and innovation
- Smart societies and smart businesses
- AI in the metaverse and augmented reality
- AI and connected mobility
- AI and robotics
- The social impact of AI
- AI and sustainability, dematerialization, and decarbonization
Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, Ai implications, social rights, human rights, autonomous machines
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