Artificial Intelligence: An Approach to Assess the Impact on the Information Economy (Tectum - Masterarbeiten)

"The ongoing and seemingly unstoppable digital transformation brings forth new options, opportunities but also challenges to individuals, organizations, companies and societies alike. Governments are alarmed, realizing the potential consequences on the workforce, while also being apparently helpless against uncontrollable and powerful digital players such as Google or Facebook. As Henry Wittke shows, recent breakthroughs in the field of machine learning increase the potential of Artificial Intelligence to disrupt the world’s largest industries. Wittke attempts to provide a basic framework of what constitutes AI as well as to assess its impact on the Information Economy. What happens in case of rising mass unemployment or social inequality? What will be the effect on labor as a value system for today’s societies? Could the entire notion of capitalism be questioned in the wake of AI? The book aims to draw conclusions and give recommendations to policymakers." --Publisher's description Foreword Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1.1. Relevance and “Problem Puzzle” 1.2. Theoretical Approach 1.3. Structure ofthe Thesis 2. Artificial Intelligence 2.1. Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence 2.2. Different Types ofAl 2.2.1. Weak AI vs. Strong AI 2.2.2. Al Definition for the Analysis 2.3. Place Value ofAl in the Economy 3. Information Society 3.1. The Birth ofa Concept 3.2. Basic Characteristics 3.2.1. The Rise oflCT 3.2.2. Employment Inside the Information Society 3.2.3. The Information Economy 3.3. Information Society and Al 3.4. Hypotheses 4. Methodology 5. Analysis ofAl in the Information Economy 5.1. Education 5.2. Information Services 5.3. Information Machines 5.4. Media ofCommunication 5.5. Research and Development 6. Interim Conclusion and Hypotheses 6.1. Evaluation ofthe First Analysis 6.2. Hypotheses for the Second Analysis 7. Supposed Consequences of Al 7.1. Short- Midterm Szenario: Increasing Human-Machine Integration and Transformation 7.2. Mid- Longterm Szenario: Discussing e.g. Massive Unemployment, Inequality and other Security Issues 8. Different Models of Political Reactions 8.1. Retraining, Focus on Education and Prepare a New Workforce 8.2. Discourse of a Basic Income 9. Critical Review 10. Conclusion References Monographs, Contributions to Anthologies and Journals Magazines and Online Sources