Five Big Ideas About AI. (August 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hoffman, Steve G.; Joyce, Kelly; Alegria, Sharla; Bell, Susan E.; Cruz, Taylor M.; Noble, Safiya Umoja; Shestakofsky, Benjamin; Smith-Doerr, Laurel
• Is Part Of: Contexts. Volume 21:Number 3(2022)
• Page Start: 8
• Page End: 15
• Publication Date: 2022-08
• Subjects: Artificial Intelligence -- Machine Learning -- Inequality -- discrimination; Social sciences -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- United States -- Periodicals; United States -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; 301.05
• DOI: 10.1177/15365042221114975
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1536-5042

Abstract

Massive investments in artificial intelligence (AI) have sparked a renewed debate over its impact on how we live, learn, and work. The last few years have also seen a burst of critical sociology about AI, pushing the conversation toward a deeper understanding of structural and intersectional inequalities. Here, we offer five big ideas that highlight what is distinctive about the emerging sociology of AI.