AI & Regional Science: past, present, and future
AI & Regional Science: past, present, and future
Author(s): Richard L. ChurchSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Economy, Geography, Regional studies, Applied Geography, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Socio-Economic Research, Geopolitics
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI; regional science;
Summary/Abstract: Artificial Intelligence, or AI for short, has captured the attention of almost everyone inthe year of 2023, when several companies introduced software that can be used by thegeneral public and applied to many different areas of interest, including voice, video,text, and large data analysis. For example, it is possible to create a novel using AI largelanguage models or create or ask an AI app to generate a drawing of a given subject.Overall, AI has the potential to disrupt many industries, social media, and evengovernment. This paper presents an introduction to AI with respect to Regional Science.It discusses some of the promises and pitfalls of AI, including its use in education. AItechniques are not new to many in Regional Science as it has already been used in anumber of application areas and some of these applications are pointed out in this paper.Thus, it covers the past, present, and future for the field of Regional Science.
Journal: Eastern Journal of European Studies
- Issue Year: 15/2024
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 14-29
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
