{"product_id":"the-routledge-social-science-handbook-of-ai-9781032022567","title":"The Routledge Social Science Handbook of AI","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Social Science Handbook of AI\u003c\/em\u003e is a landmark volume providing students and teachers with a comprehensive and accessible guide to the major topics and trends of research in the social sciences of artificial intelligence (AI), as well as surveying how the digital revolution - from supercomputers and social media to advanced automation and robotics - is transforming society, culture, politics and economy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e provides representative coverage of the full range of social science engagements with the AI revolution, from employment and jobs to education and new digital skills to automated technologies of military warfare and the future of ethics. The reference work is introduced by editor Anthony Elliott, who addresses the question of relationship of social sciences to artificial intelligence, and who surveys various convergences and divergences between contemporary social theory and the digital revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e is exceptionally wide-ranging in span, covering topics all the way from AI technologies in everyday life to single-purpose robots throughout home and work life, and from the mainstreaming of human-machine interfaces to the latest advances in AI, such as the ability to mimic (and improve on) many aspects of human brain function.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA unique integration of social science on the one hand and new technologies of artificial intelligence on the other, this \u003cem\u003eHandbook \u003c\/em\u003eoffers readers new ways of understanding the rise of AI and its associated global transformations. Written in a clear and direct style, the \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to a wide undergraduate audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Elliott\u003c\/strong\u003e is Dean of External Engagement at the University of South Australia, where he is Research Professor of Sociology and Executive Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and Network. He is Super-Global Professor of Sociology (Visiting) at Keio University, Japan; Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the UK; Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia; and, Senior Member of King's College, Cambridge. He is the General Editor of the\u003ci\u003e Routledge Key Idea\u003c\/i\u003es\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ebook series and the author and editor of over 40 books, including most recently \u003cem\u003eThe Culture of AI: Everyday Life and t\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ehe Digital Revolution \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(Routledge, 2019), \u003ci\u003eReinvention, 2nd edition\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2021) and \u003ci\u003eMaking Sense of AI: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOur Algorithmic World\u003c\/i\u003e (Polity, 2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50391520477458,"sku":"9781032022567","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8cfbfe60-bc56-4a7c-91bf-a46e966f6941.jpg?v=1728963815","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-routledge-social-science-handbook-of-ai-9781032022567","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}