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Evolution of artificial intelligence research in Technological Forecasting and Social Change: Research topics, trends, and future directions
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Volume: 192, Start page: 122579
Swansea University Author: Yogesh Dwivedi
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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122579
Abstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of rapidly expanding disruptive technologies that are radically transforming various aspects related to people, business, society, and the environment. With the proliferation of digital computing devices and the emergence of big data, AI is increasingly offering...
Published in: | Technological Forecasting and Social Change |
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ISSN: | 0040-1625 |
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Elsevier BV
2023
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URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63151 |
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of rapidly expanding disruptive technologies that are radically transforming various aspects related to people, business, society, and the environment. With the proliferation of digital computing devices and the emergence of big data, AI is increasingly offering significant opportunities for society and business organizations. The growing interest of scholars and practitioners in AI has resulted in the diversity of research topics explored in bulks of scholarly literature published in leading research outlets. This study aims to map the intellectual structure and evolution of the conceptual structure of overall AI research published in Technological Forecasting and Social Change (TF&SC). This study uses machine learning-based structural topic modeling (STM) to extract, report, and visualize the latent topics from the AI research literature. Further, the disciplinary patterns in the intellectual structure of AI research are examined with the additional objective of assessing the disciplinary impact of AI. The results of the topic modeling reveal eight key topics, out of which the topics concerning healthcare, circular economy and sustainable supply chain, adoption of AI by consumers, and AI for decision-making are showing a rising trend over the years. AI research has a significant influence on disciplines such as business, management, and accounting, social science, engineering, computer science, and mathematics. The study provides an insightful agenda for the future based on evidence-based research directions that would benefit future AI scholars to identify contemporary research issues and develop impactful research to solve complex societal problems. |
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Keywords: |
Artificial intelligence, AI, Big data analytics, Machine learning, Topic modeling, Structural topic modeling, Research agenda |
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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Swansea University |
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122579 |