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Politics and policy of Artificial Intelligence

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  • Inga Ulnicane
  • Tero Erkkilä

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While recent discussions about Artificial Intelligence (AI) as one of the most powerful technologies of our times tend to portray it as a predominantly technical issue, it also has major social, political and cultural implications. So far these have been mostly studied from ethical, legal and economic perspectives, while politics and policy have received less attention. To address this gap, this special issue brings together nine research articles to advance the studies of politics and policy of AI by identifying emerging themes and setting out future research agenda. Diverse but complementary contributions in this special issue speak to five overarching themes: understanding the AI as co‐shaped by technology and politics; highlighting the role of ideas in AI politics and policy; examining the distribution of power; interrogating the relationship between novel technology and continuity in politics and policy; and exploring interactions among developments at local, national, regional and global levels. This special issue demonstrates that AI policy is not an apolitical field that can be dealt with just by relying on knowledge and expertise but requires an open debate among alternative views, ideas, values and interests. 尽管近期关于人工智能(AI)作为当今时代最强大的技术之一的讨论往往将AI描述为技术问题，但其也具有重大的社会启示、政治启示和文化启示。迄今为止，这些方面大多从伦理、法律和经济视角加以研究，而AI政治与政策受到的关注较少。为了填补该研究空白，本期特刊收录了九篇研究文章，通过确定新兴主题并制定未来研究议程以增进有关AI政治与政策的研究。本期特刊收录的多样化但互补的文章研究了五个首要主题:理解AI是由技术和政治共同影响的；强调观念在AI政治与政策中的作用；分析权力分配；探究新技术与“政治和政策的连续性”之间的关系；从地方、国家、区域和全球层面探索发展之间的相互作用。本期特刊表明，AI政策不是一个仅靠知识和专业知识就能处理的非政治领域，而是需要替代性观点、想法、价值观和利益之间展开公开辩论。 Si bien los debates recientes sobre la inteligencia artificial (IA) como una de las tecnologías más poderosas de nuestro tiempo tienden a presentarla como un problema predominantemente técnico, también tiene importantes implicaciones sociales, políticas y culturales. Hasta ahora, estos han sido estudiados principalmente desde perspectivas éticas, legales y económicas, mientras que la política y las políticas han recibido menos atención. Para abordar esta brecha, este número especial reúne nueve artículos de investigación para avanzar en los estudios de política y políticas de IA mediante la identificación de temas emergentes y el establecimiento de una agenda de investigación futura. Las contribuciones diversas pero complementarias en este número especial hablan de cinco temas generales: entender la IA como coformada por la tecnología y la política; destacando el papel de las ideas en la política y la política de IA; examinar la distribución del poder; interrogar la relación entre la tecnología novedosa y la continuidad en la política y las políticas; y explorar las interacciones entre los desarrollos a nivel local, nacional, regional y mundial. Este número especial demuestra que la política de IA no es un campo apolítico que pueda abordarse simplemente confiando en el conocimiento y la experiencia, sino que requiere un debate abierto entre puntos de vista, ideas, valores e intereses alternativos.

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  • Inga Ulnicane & Tero Erkkilä, 2023. "Politics and policy of Artificial Intelligence," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 40(5), pages 612-625, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:revpol:v:40:y:2023:i:5:p:612-625
    DOI: 10.1111/ropr.12574
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