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Exciting advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI) have sparked concern for jobs, education, productivity, and the future of work. As with past technologies, generative AI may not lead to mass unemployment. But, unlike past…

General Economics · Economics 2023-11-08 Morgan R. Frank

Generative AI is rapidly moving from research to deployment, elevating the need for responsible development, evaluation, and governance. We conduct a PRISMA guided review of 232 studies (November 2022 - December 2025), spanning large…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for health has the potential to significantly change and improve healthcare. However in most African countries, identifying culturally and contextually attuned approaches for deploying these solutions is not…

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force across global societies, reshaping the ways we communicate, collaborate, and make decisions. Yet, as AI systems increasingly mediate interactions between humans, questions about…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-01-15 Carine P. Mukamakuza , Monika Lanzenberger , George Metakides , Tim Brown , Hannes Werthner

In social service, administrative burdens and decision-making challenges often hinder practitioners from performing effective casework. Generative AI (GenAI) offers significant potential to streamline these tasks, yet exacerbates concerns…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-02-28 Yugin Tan , Kai Xin Soh , Renwen Zhang , Jungup Lee , Han Meng , Biswadeep Sen , Yi-Chieh Lee

In Africa, the scarcity of computational resources and medical datasets remains a major hurdle to the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in clinical settings, further contributing to global bias. These…

Generative AI is altering work processes, task composition, and organizational design, yet its effects on employment and the macroeconomy remain unresolved. In this review, we synthesize theory and empirical evidence at three levels. First,…

General Economics · Economics 2025-09-22 R. Maria del Rio-Chanona , Ekkehard Ernst , Rossana Merola , Daniel Samaan , Ole Teutloff

This paper explores the integration of generative AI into the fashion design process. Drawing on insights from the January 2025 seminar ``Tisser le futur,'' it investigates how AI reshapes creative workflows, from ideation to prototyping,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-07-25 Pierre-Marie Chauvin , Angèle Merlin , Xavier Fresquet , Hugo Caselles-Dupré , Benjamin Simmenauer , Mathieu de Fayet

We discuss the implications of generative AI on education across four critical sections: the historical development of AI in education, its contemporary applications in learning, societal repercussions, and strategic recommendations for…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-01-25 Kacper Łodzikowski , Peter W. Foltz , John T. Behrens

The rapid expansion of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming work, creativity, and economic security in ways that extend beyond automation and productivity. This paper examines four interconnected dimensions of…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-01-22 Haocheng Lin

In this study, I investigate how generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems reproduce and reinforce societal biases, with a specific focus on the representation of women, Black individuals, age groups, and people with visible…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-04-29 Ayoob Sadeghiani

This paper investigates how generative-artificial intelligence AI is reshaping job requirements, skill compositions and sectoral dynamics across global labor markets. It examines the evolving frequency and framing of AI-related competencies…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-05-05 Diana Maria Popa , Simona-Vasilica Oprea , Adela Bâra

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in research across all disciplines is becoming ubiquitous. However, this ubiquity is largely driven by hyperspecific AI models developed during scientific studies for accomplishing a well-defined,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-12-19 Rishab Jain , Aditya Jain

The emergence of artificial intelligence and robotics is catalyzing a profound transformation in the nature of human labor, fueling a contentious debate about the future of employment. While prominent studies predict substantial job…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Dongsoo Han

Collaboration is a crucial part of computing education. The increase in AI capabilities over the last couple of years is bound to profoundly affect all aspects of systems and software engineering, including collaboration. In this position…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-01-27 Natalie Kiesler , Jacqueline Smith , Juho Leinonen , Armando Fox , Stephen MacNeil , Petri Ihantola

Generative AI is reshaping software work, yet we lack clear guidance on where developers most need support and how to design it responsibly. We report a large-scale, mixed-methods study of N=860 developers examining where, why, and how they…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-01-05 Rudrajit Choudhuri , Carmen Badea , Christian Bird , Jenna Butler , Rob DeLine , Brian Houck

Generative AI appears poised to transform white collar professions, with more than 90% of Fortune 500 companies using OpenAI's flagship GPT models, which have been characterized as "general purpose technologies" capable of effecting epochal…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-05-28 Robert Wolfe , Tanushree Mitra

After the release of several widely adopted artificial intelligence (AI) literacy guidelines by 2021, the unprecedented rise of generative AI since 2023 has transformed the way we work and acquire information worldwide. Unlike traditional…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-10-21 Chengzhi Zhang , Brian Magerko

Generative AI models, including large language models and multimodal models that include text and other media, are on the cusp of transforming many aspects of modern life, including entertainment, education, civic life, the arts, and a…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-04-05 Meredith Ringel Morris

Recent advancements in technology have necessitated a paradigm shift in the people use technology necessitating a new research field called Human-Machine collaboration. ChatGPT, an Artificial intelligence (AI) assistive technology, has…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-10-24 Munachimso Blessing Oguine , Chidera Godsfavor Oguine , Kanyifeechukwu Jane Oguine