Artificial Intelligence and Community Well-being: A Proposal for an Emerging Area of Research

Laura Musikanski, Bogdana Rakova, James Bradbury, Rhonda Phillips, Margaret Manson
2020 International Journal of Community Well-Being  
We are calling for a new area of research on the nexus of community well-being and artificial intelligence (AI). Three components of this research we propose are (1) the development and use of well-being metrics to measure the impacts of AI; (2) the use of community-based approaches in the development of AI; and (3) development of AI interventions to safeguard or improve community well-being. After providing definitions of community, well-being, and community well-being, we suggest a definition
more » ... of AI for use by community well-being researchers, with brief explanations of types and uses of AI within this context. A brief summary of threats and opportunities facing community well-being for which AI could potentially present solutions or exacerbate problems is provided. The three components we propose are then discussed, followed by our call for cross-sector, interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and systems-based approaches for the formation of this proposed area of research.
doi:10.1007/s42413-019-00054-6 fatcat:ohvneqw24rgnfjpkqg3bnztmxa