Artificial intelligence (AI) is the latest technological evolution which is transforming the global economy and is a major part of the "Fourth Industrial Revolution."

This book covers the meaning, types, subfields and applications of AI, including U.S. governmental policies and regulations, ethical and privacy issues, particularly as they pertain and affect facial recognition programs and the Internet-of Things (IoT). There is a lengthy analysis of bias, AI's effect on the current and future job market, and how AI precipitated fake news. In addition, the text covers basics of intellectual property rights and how AI will transform their protection. The author then moves on to explore international initiatives from the European Union, China's New Generation Development Plan, other regional areas, and international conventions. The book concludes with a discussion of super intelligence and the question and applicability of consciousness in machines. The interdisciplinary scope of the text will appeal to any scholars, students and general readers interested in the effects of AI on our society, particularly in the fields of STS, economics, law and politics.

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Rosario Girasa is Distinguished Professor of Law at Pace University, New York, USA. He has taught for 40 years, authored over 130 articles and five prior books on cyberlaw, finance law, shadow banking, and blockchain. He has lectured globally including giving MBA courses at the University of Shanghai and in Stralsund, Germany.

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Part One: Artificial Intelligence: Disruption, Application, and U.S. PoliciesChapter One: AI as a Disruptive TechnologyChapter Two: Applications of AI and Projections of AI ImpactChapter Three: AI U.S. Policies and RegulationsPart Two: Privacy and Ethical Concerns, Bias, Jobs, Intellectual Property Rights and International InitiativesChapter Four: Ethics and Privacy I: Facial Recognition and RoboticsChapter Five: Ethics and Privacy II: The Internet of Things (IoT)Chapter Six: Bias, Jobs, and Fake NewsChapter Seven: Intellectual Property Rights and AIChapter Eight: International Initiatives in AI