Artificial Era Predictions, Problems, and Diversity in AI

Presenting a ground-breaking view of technology trends and their impact on our society, Artificial Era contributes to the current debate about the consequences of technological innovations. Alongside different viewpoints and statistics on the use of robots worldwide, productivity, and job displacement, Gissel Velarde identifies the particular problem of the lack of diversity in AI communities - and how that can exacerbate representation issues in employment, civil rights, gender, and education if no actions are taken.

A timely, inciteful book which will be required reading for scholars and professionals working with AI and automation, and leaders in business and government interested in better understanding it and its effects on business and society.

Gissel Velarde, Docent in Artificial Intelligence, Universidad Privada Boliviana

Gissel Velarde obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the prestigious Aalborg University, Denmark. She also holds a Master's degree in Electronic Systems and Engineering Management from the University of Applied Sciences Südwestfalen in Soest, Germany, and a Licenciatura's degree in Systems Engineering from the Universidad Católica Boliviana, La Paz. Velarde has over twenty years of experience in Engineering and Computer Science, both in Academia and Industry. In 2020, she was named "Notable Woman" by the diversity promotion committee of the International Society for Music Information Retrieval. Among several awards, she received a teaching award in 2021 for her lecture and her students' learning outcomes on Selected Topics in Artificial Intelligence at Universidad Privada Boliviana