Many workers already report that they are alienated from their jobs and find their workplaces to be stifling or uninviting and expect that the introduction of new technologies, including AI, will only worsen their organizational culture. This book outlines the need for a humane and responsible approach to technology, so that employees are not further disengaged from the workplace. This shift in approach should mean that when AI is introduced into an organization, workers have a central role in the design, implementation, and evaluation of this technology. Computer technology can thus promote human flourishing instead of contributing to alienation and insecurity in workplaces.

This book is a throwback to a time when high theory was an important part of discussions about computer technology. It brings together diverse disciplines to interrogate some important issues facing the development and application of AI, ultimately concluding that this technology is currently being guided by the wrong theory and a humanistic perspective is needed to access its full potential. The ideas presented will be of great interest to scholars and students of AI who focus on the workplace, organizational behavior, and business ethics.

Advocates an overhaul in the theory currently being applied to AI in the workplace Explores and critiques ideas surrounding cultural sensitivity and decolonisation in AI Applies a humanistic lens and the strategic goal of 'human flourishing' to the intersection of AI and capitalism

Autorentext

John W. Murphy has a PhD in sociology from Ohio State University. For the past thirty years he has been writing on and working in community-based projects in both the United States and several countries in Latin America. Most recently he worked on a project in Ecuador that was devoted to building a health center in a poor community. Currently he is a professor of sociology at the University of Miami. He is co-author of Symbolization of Globalization, Development and Aging (in production).

Inhalt

Introduction.- Chapter1 :Contextualizing AI.- Chapter2 :Imagery and Knowledge.- Chapter3 :In the Loop but not in the World.- Chapter4 :AI and the Natural Language Dilemma.- Chapter5 :Human-Centric AI.- Chapter6 :AI and Moral Behavior.- Chapter7 :Introducing AI into Organizations.- Chapter8 :AI and Capitalism.- Chapter9 :Colonization and AI.-Conclusion.