Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain for Social Impact

Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain for Social Impact
Author: Wolfgang Spiess-Knafl
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2022-11-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000782824

Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain for Social Impact provides an accessible overview of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies, and explores their applications for social enterprise and impact investing. The opening chapter introduces the impact space, exploring different social business models, the role of technology, the impact investing market and general problems in the space. The remainder of this book falls into two paths: the first focusing on AI and the other looking at the blockchain technology. Providing introductions to each of these technologies and their histories, the author goes on to examine them from the perspectives of social business models and impact finance. A concluding chapter explores AI and cryptocurrencies in the impact space in the future. Readers are supported with international case studies and other student-friendly features. Situated at the intersection between technology, fintech, social enterprise, impact investing and social impact, this book is a valuable resource for upper-level courses across all these areas. It also offers an introduction to this emerging topic for researchers and business professionals. Online teaching resources to accompany this book include instructor lecture slides and data sets.

Handbook of Research on Social Impacts of E-payment and Blockchain Technology

Handbook of Research on Social Impacts of E-payment and Blockchain Technology
Author: P. C. Lai
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-10
Genre: Blockchains (Databases)
ISBN: 9781799890355

"This book provides broad research and applied coverage of subjects relating to the social impact of e-payment and blockchain in various industries and countries establishing a forum for the exchange of research ideas and practices,"--

Blockchain Technology for Global Social Change

Blockchain Technology for Global Social Change
Author: Jane Thomason
Publisher: Engineering Science Reference
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-07
Genre: Blockchains (Databases)
ISBN: 9781522595793

"This book examines the concepts behind blockchain and the potential applications of the technology to improve the lives of the poor in emerging markets"--

Understanding the Role of Artificial Intelligence and Its Future Social Impact

Understanding the Role of Artificial Intelligence and Its Future Social Impact
Author: Sheikh, Salim
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2020-07-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1799846083

The influence of AI is beginning to filter into every aspect of life, spanning across education, healthcare, business, and more. However, as its prevalence grows, challenges must be addressed including AI replication and even exacerbation of human bias and discrimination and the development of policies and laws that appropriately regulate AI. Stakeholders from all sectors of society need to collaborate on co-designing innovative, agile frameworks for governing AI that allow for its continued adoption while minimizing risk and reducing disruption. Understanding the Role of Artificial Intelligence and Its Future Social Impact is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the application of AI within contemporary society and comprehends the future effects of this technology within modern civilization. While highlighting topics such as cognitive computing, ethical issues, and robotics, this publication explores the possible consequences of AI adoption as well as its disruption within industries and emerging markets. This book is ideally designed for researchers, developers, strategists, managers, practitioners, executives, analysts, scientists, policymakers, academicians, and students seeking current research on the future of AI and its influence on the global culture and society.

Convergence Of Artificial Intelligence And Blockchain Technologies, The: Challenges And Opportunities

Convergence Of Artificial Intelligence And Blockchain Technologies, The: Challenges And Opportunities
Author: Sam Goundar
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2022-05-18
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9811225087

This book covers the growing convergence between Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence for Big Data, Multi-Agent systems, the Internet of Things and 5G technologies. Using real case studies and project outcomes, it illustrates the intricate details of blockchain in these real-life scenarios. The contributions from this volume bring a state-of-the-art assessment of these rapidly evolving trends in a creative way and provide a key resource for all those involved in the study and practice of AI and Blockchain.

Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain for Future Cybersecurity Applications

Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain for Future Cybersecurity Applications
Author: Yassine Maleh
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2021-04-30
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030745759

This book presents state-of-the-art research on artificial intelligence and blockchain for future cybersecurity applications. The accepted book chapters covered many themes, including artificial intelligence and blockchain challenges, models and applications, cyber threats and intrusions analysis and detection, and many other applications for smart cyber ecosystems. It aspires to provide a relevant reference for students, researchers, engineers, and professionals working in this particular area or those interested in grasping its diverse facets and exploring the latest advances on artificial intelligence and blockchain for future cybersecurity applications.

Blockchain, Internet of Things, and Artificial Intelligence

Blockchain, Internet of Things, and Artificial Intelligence
Author: Naveen Chilamkurti
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2021-04-02
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1000359557

Blockchain, Internet of Things, and Artificial Intelligence provides an integrated overview and technical description of the fundamental concepts of blockchain, IoT, and AI technologies. State-of-the-art techniques are explored in depth to discuss the challenges in each domain. The convergence of these revolutionized technologies has leveraged several areas that receive attention from academicians and industry professionals, which in turn promotes the book's accessibility more extensively. Discussions about an integrated perspective on the influence of blockchain, IoT, and AI for smart cities, healthcare, and other business sectors illuminate the benefits and opportunities in the ecosystems worldwide. The contributors have focused on real-world examples and applications and highlighted the significance of the strengths of blockchain to transform the readers’ thinking toward finding potential solutions. The faster maturity and stability of blockchain is the key differentiator in artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things. This book discusses their potent combination in realizing intelligent systems, services, and environments. The contributors present their technical evaluations and comparisons with existing technologies. Theoretical explanations and experimental case studies related to real-time scenarios are also discussed. FEATURES Discusses the potential of blockchain to significantly increase data while boosting accuracy and integrity in IoT-generated data and AI-processed information Elucidates definitions, concepts, theories, and assumptions involved in smart contracts and distributed ledgers related to IoT systems and AI approaches Offers real-world uses of blockchain technologies in different IoT systems and further studies its influence in supply chains and logistics, the automotive industry, smart homes, the pharmaceutical industry, agriculture, and other areas Presents readers with ways of employing blockchain in IoT and AI, helping them to understand what they can and cannot do with blockchain Provides readers with an awareness of how industry can avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional data-sharing strategies This book is suitable for graduates, academics, researchers, IT professionals, and industry experts.

Transforming Scholarly Publishing With Blockchain Technologies and AI

Transforming Scholarly Publishing With Blockchain Technologies and AI
Author: Gunter, Darrell Wayne
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2021-06-18
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1799855910

Every industry will be positively affected by blockchain and AI technology at some point. However, blockchain is a misunderstood technology within the publishing realm. The scholarly publishing industry can significantly improve the flow of research, drive down costs, and introduce new efficiencies in the publishing industry with these new technologies. The scholarly publishing industry is in its early days of the digital transformation, and blockchain and AI technology could play a major role in this. However, the industry has been resistant to change. These reasons include but are not limited to staying with legacy systems, cost of new platforms, changing cultures, and understanding and adopting new technologies. With proper research and information provided, the publishing industry can adopt these technologies for beneficial advancements and the generation of a bright future. Transforming Scholarly Publishing With Blockchain Technologies and AI explores the changing landscape of scholarly publishing and how blockchain technologies and AI are slowly being integrated and used within the industry. This book covers both the benefits and challenges of implementing technology and provides both cases and new developments. Topics highlighted include business model developments, new efficiencies in scholarly publishing, blockchain in research libraries, knowledge discovery, and blockchain in academic publishing. This book is a valuable reference tool for publishers, IT specialists, technologists, publishing vendors, researchers, academicians, and students who are interested in how blockchain technologies and AI are transforming and developing a modern scholarly publishing industry.

Blockchain Technology in Healthcare Applications

Blockchain Technology in Healthcare Applications
Author: Bharat Bhushan
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2022
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781003224075

"Tremendous growth in healthcare treatment techniques and methods has led to the emergence of numerous storage and communication problems and need for security among vendors and patients. This book brings together latest applications and state-of-the-art developments in healthcare sector using Blockchain technology. It explains how blockchain can enhance security, privacy, interoperability, and data accessibility including AI with blockchains, blockchains for medical imaging to supply chain management, and centralized management/clearing houses alongside DLT. Features: Includes theoretical concepts, empirical studies and detailed overview of various aspects related to development of healthcare applications from a reliable, trusted, and secure data transmission perspective. Provide insights on business applications of Blockchain, particularly in the healthcare sector. Explores how Blockchain can solve the transparency issues in the clinical research. Discusses AI with Blockchains, ranging from medical imaging to supply chain management. Reviews benchmark testing of AI with Blockchains and its impacts upon medical uses. This book aims at researchers and graduate students in healthcare information systems, computer and electrical engineering"--