The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Artificial Intelligence, and Domestic Conflict

Lance Y. Hunter, Craig Albert, Josh Rutland, Chris Hennigan

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Abstract

An emerging field of scholarship in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and computing posits that AI has the potential to significantly alter political and economic landscapes within states by reconfiguring labor markets, economies, and political alliances, leading to possible societal disruptions. Thus, this study examines the potential destabilizing economic and political effects AI technology can have on societies and the resulting implications for domestic conflict based on research within the fields of political science, sociology, economics, and artificial intelligence. In addition, we conduct interviews with 10 international AI experts from think tanks, academia, multinational technology companies, the military, and cyber to assess the possible disruptive effects of AI and how they can affect domestic conflict. Lastly, the study offers steps governments can take to mitigate the potentially destabilizing effects of AI technology to reduce the likelihood of civil conflict and domestic terrorism within states.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)375-396
Number of pages22
JournalGlobal Society
Volume37
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Artificial intelligence
  • civil conflict
  • domestic conflict
  • terrorism

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Geography, Planning and Development

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