We can no longer dismiss AI as something in the far-off future; it must be recognised as a special and ‘transformative’ technology. Financial service providers are already using AI, for instance to verify the identity of customers, analyse transactional data, track down fraud in claims handling, set pricing in bond trading, and more. The smart assistants provided by Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft are also striking examples.
AINED, a public-private partnership in our country of research institutions and employers, has already made a move and in fact regards AI as an essential condition for safeguarding our prosperity and international competitive position. But the general common thread in relation to AI is, from an international perspective, less strict and more cautious in nature. Artificial intelligence has the ability to improve our well-being.
This collection aims to contribute to the insight into artificial intelligence by clarifying the much talked about and transformative key technology from various angles. After all, AI is a perfect example of a topic that requires a broad-based multidisciplinary approach. It is important to approach the countless issues and challenges related to (the use of) AI in our society, not only from a legal or technical perspective. Education, digital skills, governance issues, etc play an important role as well and will even be determinative for the further introduction of AI in our society.
The contributions were written in a personal capacity and were deliberately kept concise in nature. The chapters contain valuable analyses and suggestions, but emphatically do not provide advice for concrete cases. They are based on current knowledge and the current state of affairs. Knowledge-sharing is not only relevant for those already working with (concrete applications of) AI now or who will be doing so in the near future. This collection could also be valuable for policy-makers, including the Dutch AI Coalition, precisely because the opportunities but also the challenges of AI are outlined from a broad-based practice.
For a copy of the book Multidisciplinary Aspects of Artificial Intelligence (pdf) please contact Natascha van Duuren at [email protected]
