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Introduction

Artificial intelligence refers to machines being able to plan, create, decide, and learn in a way analogous to human minds. This concept has been anticipated and discussed for decades, well before computers had the processing power. We still do not have true artificial intelligence, despite how many things are being labeled as such.

The 21st century has seen an explosion in AI applications with varying degrees of success thus far -- for instance, self-driving cars are increasingly improving but still struggle with certain conditions. The law notoriously lags behind technological progress and questions of content ownership and liability will have to be decided in the future.

Emerging Uses of AI

AI-Generated Art

Deepfakes

Autonomous Driving

Medical Diagnosis

Security & Surveillance

Finding Resources

General/Broad Terms:

  • artificial intelligence/AI
  • computational creativity
  • algorithms, algorithmic bias
  • machine learning
  • natural language processing
  • large language models
  • deep learning

Specific Concepts:

Applications Related Issues
AI art, computer-generated art, generative AI

copyright

moral rights of artists

creativity

automation

(un)employment, downsizing

productivity

chatbots

ChatGPT [GPT = generative pretrained transformer]

plagiarism, academic integrity

misinformation

hallucinations

deepfakes

misinformation, propaganda

reputation

right of publicity or personality rights

facial recognition

privacy

security

advertising

medical diagnosis

detection

accuracy, misdiagnosis

false positives, false negatives

patient communication, telemedicine

document transcription, analytics

self-driving or autonomous
vehicles/cars/ trucks

transportation industry

independence for elderly, disabled

public safety

liability

Selected Titles

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Organizations

Government

About This Page

This page was originally developed by Elaine Patton.

First published: Sept. 2023