ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS - Hardcover

Bhaso Ndzendze; Tshilidzi Marwala

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 981123454X ISBN 13: 9789811234545

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2021

Synopsis

Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in International Relations<\/em> explores the geopolitics between technology and international relations. Through a focus on war, trade, investment flows, diplomacy, regional integration and development cooperation, this book takes a holistic perspective to examine the origins of technology, analysing its current manifestations in the contemporary world. The authors present the possible future roles of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies (including blockchain, 3D printing, 5G connectivity and the Internet of Things) in the context of global arena.<\/p>

This book is essential reading to all who seek to understand the reality of the inequitable distribution of these game\-changing technologies that are shaping the world. Research questions as well as some policy options for the developing world are explored and the authors make the case for cooperation by the international community as we enter the fourth industrial revolution.<\/p>

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About the Author

<p><strong>Dr Bhaso Ndzendze</strong> is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Johannesburg. His areas of research and teaching include technology dynamics international relations and the fourth industrial revolution. He holds qualifications on artificial intelligence and blockchain from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a PhD in International Relations from the University of the Witwatersrand.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Professor Tshilidzi Marwala</strong> is Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg and a Full Professor in its Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment. An author of over 15 books and hundreds of articles on artificial intelligence and machine rationality among others, he also serves as Deputy Chairperson of the South African Presidential Commission on the Fourth Industrial Revolution.</p>

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 981123454X
• ISBN 13: 9789811234545
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192