Transformative engagement

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Machines calculate, humans make judgements

Where is the wisdom we have lost in algorithms?

where is judgement, we have lost in calculation?

In its tradition of hospitable engagement of promoting an understanding of the potential, transformative impacts, and critical consequences of pervasive technology, AI&Society welcomes contributions and participation from researchers and practitioners, in a variety of fields including information technologies, humanities, social sciences, arts and sciences, in cultivating this understanding. With its commitment to transformative horizon of societal issues and strong interdisciplinary culture, AI&Society continues to facilitate the debate on broader societal and cultural impacts of ubiquitous technologies, including governance, security, sustainability, identity, inclusion, working life, corporate and community welfare, and well-being of people. Over the recent years, the Journal authors have responded to questions on the mismatch between technology and society, raising issues such as the decoupling of intelligence from things uniquely human and the tunnel vision of the One best way; Causality—a slippery concept; Technological convergence; Brittleness of complex systems; Man as machine; Dream of the exact language. The 25th celebratory themes of AI&Society have covered a broad range of societal issues including themes on Faustian Exchange: What is it to be human in the ubiquitous technology? Presence, Metaphysics, Technology, Culture and Innovation, Sonification, Technology, Culture and International Stability. In its transformative role of engagement, the Journal seeks to provide a forum for fundamental questions of human–technology relations including AI and existential risk, the way technology has altered our relationship with the natural world, with one another and with the culture to which we belong, in multitude of ways. This questioning also requires a critical analysis of emerging research into areas such Collective Intelligence, Big Data and Society, Data sharing between and across in DNA research, Patient data in Heath care, Surveillance, Security, Ethics, institutional integrity and sustainability, and Technology and the Brave new world. …