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Artificial Intelligence and Human Security

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The World Economic Forum is often portrayed as a bastion of global elitism. Nevertheless, its 2014 list of the most urgent global problems reads like a Marxist critique of advanced capitalism: deepening inequalities, persistent jobless growth, lack of leadership, and weakening of democracy are among the top 10 global problems, along with environmental issues and international politics (World Economic Forum 2014). This constellation of urgent issues could certainly be characterized as constituting a ‘wicked’ problem, that is, super-complex, persistent, and resistant to resolution; partial solutions of one aspect often leading to intensification of others.

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  1. Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University, Coventry, UK

    Alan Hunter

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  1. Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan

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Hunter, A. (2016). Artificial Intelligence and Human Security. In: Agola, N., Hunter, A. (eds) Inclusive Innovation for Sustainable Development. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-60168-1_11

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