1st Edition

Shaping Tomorrow The Human Journey with AI

346 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Every major technological regime in human history has reorganised not only how societies produce but how they think, govern, and define what it means to be human. Artificial intelligence is no exception. What sets it apart is the speed, scale, and intimacy with which it is penetrating the epistemic and institutional fabric of contemporary life. Shaping Tomorrow: The Human Journey with AI... Read more

1. The Human Journey with AI, Govand Khalid Azeez and Vishal Rana 2. An Interview with Nick Bostrom, Conducted by Govand Khalid Azeez 3. Artificial Intelligence and the Traumatisation of Human Culture, Tod Madigan 4. Challenge as a Way of Knowing: Education for Critical Knowing in the Era of AI, Mary C. Lang and Jonathan Boymal 5. AI and Education: An Interdisciplinary, Collaborative Approach, Sara Ratner 6. The Promise and Challenge of AI Personalisation in Education: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, Kathleen J. Kennedy, DBA 7. AI in education: the ethical imperative to keep humans in the loop, Lynn Gribble and Janis Wardrop 8. Theological Ethics in AI Entrepreneurship, Timothy Hor 9. Safeguarding Human Welfare with AI, Nicole Arcuri-Sanders 10. Algorithmic Branding: The Ethics of AI in Consumer Manipulation, Matthew Gilbert and Patrick van Esch 11. AI-Driven Medication Adherence: Addressing Social Determinants and Enhancing Patient Outcomes, Vishnu Kakaraparthi and Troy McDaniel 12. Emotional and Physical Support Through Ethical AI, Bradley Guelfi and Ray Parker 13. Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Data Privacy: Examining the MIT Taxonomy and Unified Privacy Governance Framework, Michael D'Rosario and George Newman 14. The Five Horsemen of the AI Apocalypse: A Framework for Understanding Algorithmic Injustice and Governance, Nici Sweaney

Biography

Vishal Rana is an Assistant Professor of Management. He holds a PhD in Human Resource Management from Griffith University, Australia. His research examines the intersections of generative AI, leadership, workforce capability, and educational transformation, with a sustained focus on ethical AI governance and competency-based assessment design. He has led and contributed to funded research projects across Australia and the Middle East, working with universities, policymakers, and industry partners to develop governance frameworks and pedagogical systems that respond to the demands of an AI-mediated institutional landscape.

Govand Khalid Azeez is a Lecturer in the discipline of Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University, Sydney. He specialises in the history and philosophy of technology, and the political economy of Artificial Intelligence.

Ray Parker works at the edge of technology, systems thinking, and emerging AI architecture. An independent systems theorist and strategist, he explores how decentralised infrastructure, machine emotional intelligence, and sovereign AI capability could reshape how societies design and govern technology. With an MBA and Graduate Diploma in Management, Ray has delivered complex projects across telecommunications, engineering, construction, and infrastructure. He is developing the KlusterAI architecture and co-founding MakerPlace.ai to build decentralised compute ecosystems and practical frameworks for human-AI collaboration.

Alan Nankervis is an adjunct professor of HRM at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. He has more than 30 years of teaching and research experience across Australia, Canada, Southeast Asia and China. He has more than 100 co-authored publications. His current research focus is on the future of work, encompassing technology, intergenerational workforces and other demographic trends.