AI generating New Habits. Critical Reflections

Introduction

This book offers a fresh perspective on challenges emerging from a pervasive use of artificial intelligence, digitalization, and big data in human life.

Chapters

Chapters report on ethical and philosophical reflections on the use of autonomous digital systems. They analyze the developments of new habits and discuss related social ontologies and new eco-cognitive settings emerging upon human enhancement through technology. Further, they cover topics concerning creativity, responsibility, and social life.

Contributions and Context

Gathering contributions to the workshop "AI Generating New Habits: Critical Reflections" held on June 2–3, 2025, at GSIS in Vienna, and organised under the umbrella of the IS4SI Summit 2025, Varna, Bulgaria, this book offers a timely contribution to the growing fields of ethics of AI and AI technology assessment.