Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Automation, Robotics, Future of Work and Future of Humanity: A Review and Research Agenda
Theexponentialadvancementinartificialintelligence(AI),machinelearning,robotics,andautomation arerapidlytransformingindustriesandsocietiesacrosstheworld.Thewaywework,thewaywe live,andthewayweinteractwithothersareexpectedtobetransformedataspeedandscalebeyond anythingwehaveobserved inhumanhistory.Thisnewindustrial revolution isexpected,onone hand,toenhanceandimproveourlivesandsocieties.Ontheotherhand,ithasthepotentialtocause majorupheavalsinourwayoflifeandoursocietalnorms.Thewindowofopportunitytounderstand theimpactofthesetechnologiesandtopreempttheirnegativeeffectsisclosingrapidly.Humanity needstobeproactive,ratherthanreactive,inmanagingthisnewindustrialrevolution.Thisarticle looksatthepromises,challenges,andfutureresearchdirectionsofthesetransformativetechnologies. Notonlyarethetechnologicalaspectsinvestigated,butbehavioral,societal,policy,andgovernance issuesarereviewedaswell.Thisresearchcontributestotheongoingdiscussionsanddebatesabout AI,automation,machinelearning,androbotics.Itishopedthatthisarticlewillheightenawareness oftheimportanceofunderstandingthesedisruptivetechnologiesasabasisforformulatingpolicies andregulationsthatcanmaximizethebenefitsoftheseadvancementsforhumanityand,atthesame time,curtailpotentialdangersandnegativeimpacts. KeyWoRDS Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Future of Humanity, Robotics
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