National Varieties of Artificial Intelligence Discourses: Myth, Utopianism, and Solutionism in West European Policy Expectations

2020/10/22 by Marinus Ossewaarde, Erdener Gulenc · 3 citations
Social Sciences · Neuroscience · #Ethics and Social Impacts of AI #Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations

paper · doi:10.1109/mc.2020.2992290

Abstract

Global actors and various nations have introduced artificial intelligence (AI) agendas where AI appears as a slippery, politicized phenomenon. In this article, we reveal that AI is mythologized as a benevolent, heroic force shaping nations in accord with political ambitions; that policies communicate utopian beliefs stating AI will transform national concerns favorably; and that technological solutionist expectations present AI as the answer to national challenges.

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