Handbook on the Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence

This incisive Handbook explores how societies across the world tackle the governance of artificial intelligence as the technology transforms economies, politics and daily life. Leading scholars from a variety of disciplines examine who establishes AI regulations, how different countries and institutions approach the challenge of governing AI and what values guide their choices.Chapters outline the rapidly evolving landscape of global cooperation and competition over AI standards, safety and ethics. Combining empirical studies and normative perspectives, expert authors evaluate international cooperation surrounding the regulation of AI, highlighting both its emerging structures and unresolved dilemmas. They assess the interaction of global governance and AI through topics such as sustainability, gender and warfare. Providing an essential guide to understanding how humanity seeks to control one of its most powerful technologies, this Handbook looks to the future of the governance of AI across the globe, exploring its role in human rights and technical standards.The Handbook on the Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence is a crucial resource for students and scholars of international relations, political science, law and philosophy. Its valuable insights will also benefit policy professionals in international organizations, governments and think tanks.