1st Edition

Artificial Intelligence Advantages, Disadvantages, Benefits, and Threats

By Mark Rowbotham Copyright 2026
546 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Productivity Press

546 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Productivity Press

546 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Productivity Press

This book introduces the subject of artificial intelligence (AI), its structures, uses, application to the artificial neural network, technology applications, and the advantages and disadvantages of its use, including its potential weaknesses and drawbacks. AI, in its broadest sense, is intelligence exhibited by machines, particularly computer systems. It is a field of research in computer... Read more

CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

CHAPTER TWO – THE EVOLUTION OF CYBERNETICS

CHAPTER THREE – ANNs AND THEIR ROLE IN DSS

CHAPTER FOUR – DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS

CHAPTER FIVE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE vs NATURAL INTELLIGENCE

CHAPTER SIX – TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

CHAPTER SEVEN – LEGAL ASPECTS

CHAPTER EIGHT – MACHINE LEARNING

CHAPTER NINE – THE USE OF AI IN MANUFACTURING

CHAPTER TEN – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN

CHAPTER ELEVEN – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND BUSINESS

CHAPTER TWELVE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN FINANCE AND ECONOMICS

CHAPTER THIRTEEN – THE EFFECTS OF AI ON MULTINATIONAL INDUSTRY

CHAPTER FOURTEEN – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE

CHAPTER FIFTEEN – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND TAXATION

CHAPTER SIXTEEN – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE DEFEAT OF TRADE CONTROLS

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN – DEEPFAKE TECHNOLOGY

CHAPTER NINETEEN – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MISINFORMATION

CHAPTER TWENTY – AI THE MASTER OF DECEPTION

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE – CONCLUSION: BLESSING OR CURSE

 

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Biography

Mark Rowbotham is an international consultant, trainer, and writer in customs and international trade compliance and risk issues, as well as other areas including cybernetic management in business issues and the assessment of artificial intelligence in trade and taxation. He deals primarily with compliance, control, procedural, and risk management issues in customs and international trade. He has spent a considerable amount of time working in the government, commercial, and academic sectors, advising these sectors on trade, customs, tax, and risk issues, as well as export controls and international trade security.

He was originally an officer in HM Customs and Excise in the United Kingdom, dealing with import and export controls on maritime freight traffic into and out of UK Ports and became an independent consultant and trainer in 2000, dealing primarily with customs compliances, procedures, and documentation. He advises on these issues and undertakes training, advisory, and consultancy work in these areas.

He gained a master’s degree in International Relations in 1995, as well as a graduate qualification with the UK Institute of Export, and is a member of the UK’s Customs Practitioners’ Group and the EU Customs Knowledge Committee.

He has written extensively on the subjects of customs, export controls, and international supply chain compliance issues for a wide variety of international trade and logistics publications and journals and has had several books published. The first, in 2008, was entitled Introduction to Marine Cargo Management, with the second edition published in 2015. The second book, published in 2021, is called Cybernetic Synergy, focusing on the use of cybernetics in business. A third book, on the subject of freeports and free zones, was published in February 2022, followed shortly after by a book on marine break bulk cargo management. Another book on the topic of international trade and customs risk was published in 2025.

He has also advised several Chambers of Commerce in the United Kingdom on customs, VAT, and international trade issues, frequently delivering consultancy, advice, training courses, and seminars/webinars on these subjects, as well as on tax and revenue risk management and export controls and licensing requirements. He is an accredited trainer in Customs and International Trade for the British Chambers of Commerce and is also an adviser to several other organizations on customs, excise, and VAT procedures pertaining to international trade. He also advises individuals on the use and abuse of artificial intelligence and its effects on business security.