Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become part and parcel of many aspects of our lives, impacting how we approach tasks and understand the world around us. This book recognizes the impact that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has on education, computer science, and society. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it looks at the positive and negative implications and delivers a comprehensive understanding of how the integration of AI is shaping the future of human existence.
This book covers twelve topics that reveal the links between AI and humans. The topics range from the transformational role of technology in education to the ethical considerations surrounding AI's application, plus many more. Specifically, it investigates how AI algorithms are pushing the boundaries of inventions in computer science and driving innovations in human-computer interaction and software development, through themes such as 'Computer Science and Technological Frontiers'. It also reflects on the societal impact of AI and offers tools to navigate the changing landscape of technology and humanity. With discussions on the latest advancements in AI and their implications for future innovations, readers of this book will learn of the ethical challenges posed by AI through in-depth analysis, including coverage of equity, privacy, and algorithmic bias.
Artificial Intelligence and Human Existence: Insights on Education, Technology, and Society is for researchers, educators policymakers in the fields of human factors, human-computer interaction and computer science, plus anyone interested in the links between AI and human society.
Dr. Akanksha Srivastava is an Associate Professor at the School of Education, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India, and has over 17 years of experience in teacher education, educational technology, and academic leadership. Her areas of expertise span AI in education, digital pedagogy, educational psychology, and inclusive learning in alignment with NEP 2020. An internationally certified soft skills trainer and MOOC developer for SWAYAM, she also actively supervises doctoral research, contributes to curriculum design, and mentors educators in adopting tech-enabled teaching methodologies.
Dr. A.V.Senthil Kumar is a Professor and Director of PG and Research within the Department of Computer Applications at Hindusthan College of Arts & Science, India. A teacher with over 28 years of experience, he has also spent time working in industry. He is the Editor-in-Chief for many journals and a Key Member for India within the Machine Intelligence Research Lab (MIR Labs). He has contributed to 66 book chapters, 231 papers in international and national journals, 77 papers in international and national conferences, and edited 17 books and three textbooks.
Dr. Disha Maheshwari is a scholar of Education with a Ph.D. from the University of Delhi, India. She was a Commonwealth Scholar at the Centre for Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick, UK, and her research interests span Gender and Education, Discourse and Identity, and Higher Education Pedagogy. She currently teaches at Sharda University, India, where she offers courses in Gender Studies, Communication, and Qualitative Research Methodology, including Pedagogy at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. Her research engagements include working as a Research Assistant on the British Council-funded ELT Survey of India with Dr. Richard Smith (University of Warwick), and as a Project Associate on the University of Delhi’s R&D-funded project Children and Teachers as Co-researchers: Exploring Young Learner Classrooms in India. She is the co-editor of Subverting Social Inequalities: Gender as a Social Reality (Apple Academic Press, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group), and her work has appeared in several national and international academic journals.
Dr Samrat Ray is a Senior Researcher at Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia, specializing in the economics of innovation, entrepreneurship and managerial aspects of economics. He is associated with the Industrial and Trade Management Institute of the university, which handles cross-border industrial and economic incubation for product discovery and patenting. He has over 15 years of experience dealing with academic leadership and thought direction in the UAE, Russia and across Europe and possesses a PhD from Polytechnical University, Russia. He has written over 100 Scopus-indexed papers and has been granted seven international and national patents in his name.
