1st Edition

Artificial Intelligence and Life in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Summoning the Demon?

By Jean-François Caron Copyright 2025
232 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book considers the core theoretical concepts central to understanding Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, providing a clear view of what machines can achieve and what sets them apart from humans. Adopting a balance between an overly critical view fuelled by fear and an uncritical openness based upon the potential benefits, the author argues human uniqueness... Read more

Introduction

 Chapter 1: The Power of Artificial Intelligence: What it Can Achieve and Its Limitations

Chapter 2: The Dream of a Democratic Revival

 Chapter 3: Come With Me if You Want to Live

 Chapter 4: An Unbiased World Dominated by Truth?

 Chapter 5: Whose Fault Is It?

 Chapter 6: Beyond Human

 Chapter 7: The Future of Education

 Chapter 8: (Dis)Connecting People: Love and Care

 Chapter 9: A Jobless World

 Chapter 10: The Battleground of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

 Index

Biography

Jean-François Caron is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Nazarbayev University and Research Fellow at the Institute of Political Science and Administration at the University of Opole.