In a world rapidly transforming through artificial intelligence, this collective work endeavors to explore the possibilities, limitations, and ethical dimensions of this phenomenon in an interdisciplinary and critical manner. Through contributions from researchers in social sciences, psychology, education, and the arts, the complexity of a phenomenon that profoundly influences the way we think, learn, create, and coexist is highlighted.
The book does not limit itself to a technocratic presentation of artificial intelligence but advances to a meaningful philosophical, sociological, psychological, and pedagogical assessment of its consequences. It raises critical questions about the nature of human intelligence, the human–machine relationship, as well as the concepts of “voice” and artistic creativity in the age of algorithms. Simultaneously, it examines key applications in education, emotional and cognitive functions, artistic creation, social research, and everyday life, highlighting both innovative prospects and inherent limitations.
Special emphasis is placed on its ethical, pedagogical, and socio-political implications: data privacy, algorithmic bias, information manipulation, narcissism phenomena, psychological and learning processes, impacts on work and democracy. This work invites the reader into a fruitful dialogue and critical reflection on our era’s fundamental question: what does it mean to be human in a world where technologies evolve that simulate and perform certain cognitive functions? At the same time, it emphasizes the need for responsible regulation, the cultivation of critical thinking, and the active, conscious participation of society in shaping the technological future.
