Social, Economic, and Ethical Consequences of AI

EasyChair Preprint 1718

Abstract

Advancement of AI technology has enabled more expansion of its application area. From medical treatment, gaming, manufacturing to daily business processes. Huge amount of money has been poured in AI research due to its exciting discoveries. Technology giants like Google, Amazon are one of the driving force in the field today. But the rapid growth and excitement that the technology offers obscure us from looking at the impact it brings in our society. This report gives a brief introduction to AI and summarizes various impacts of AI in our lives and society today. The report focuses on social, economic and ethical issues that are currently facing the AI field. It has been compiled based on the analysis of available articles and other sources which are addressing the issue together with a personal view.

Keyphrases: Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Robots, economy, ethics

@booklet{EasyChair:1718,
  author    = {Burhan Rashid Hussein},
  title     = {Social, Economic, and Ethical Consequences of AI},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 1718},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2019}}