AI IN SOCIETY: A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONSIBLE INTEGRATION

Authors

Ziad Doughan, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Beirut Arab University, Debbieh, LebanonFollow
Sari Itani, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, American University of Beirut, Beirut, LebanonFollow
Hadi Al Mubasher, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, American University of Beirut, LebanonFollow

Keywords

Societal Impacts; Ethical AI; Economic Inequality; Policy and Governance; Labor Market Transformation; Human-Centered AI

Disciplines

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics | Cognitive Science | Engineering | Science and Technology Studies | Social Justice | Social Policy

Abstract

This review paper studies the influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) on society in various categories in detail. AI and ML have developed rapidly in the past two decades, thus changing our lifestyles. These developments have various positive and negative impacts on society. This paper explores the many societal impacts of AI and ML, in economics, social aspects, ethics, and policy, shedding light on the opportunities and challenges that arise. An interdisciplinary insight is capable of understanding the challenges society faces when it uses AI and ML, locking opportunities that lie ahead and identifying promising paths towards the use of AI and ML for the betterment of society.

Author ORCID Identifier

Ziad Doughan www.orcid.org/0000-0002-7566-7710

Sari Itani www.orcid.org/0009-0007-7886-510X

Hadi Al Mubasher www.orcid.org/0000-0003-3234-8653

Recommended Citation

Doughan, Ziad; Itani, Sari; and Al Mubasher, Hadi (2025) "AI IN SOCIETY: A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONSIBLE INTEGRATION," BAU Journal - Science and Technology: Vol. 7: Iss. 1, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54729/2959-331X.1175

ISSN

2959-331X