Narratives of Artificial Intelligence in Global Governance: Discourse, Power, and Responsible Innovation
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Artificial Intelligence, Global Governance, Narratives, Discourse Analysis, Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), Science, Technology, and Society (STS)Abstract
The quick development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) prompted a great deal of attention concerning its global governance. For global policy, innovation, security, and ethics are paramount. These factors also shape important social perceptions relating to the risks and the value of the opportunities associated with AI, the stakeholders involved in AI policy and decision making, and the futures that are imagined and prioritized. This paper explores the three dominant narratives the governance of AI: positioning AI as an economic engine, a security challenge, and as an enabler of sustainable development. The paper employs the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) and the Science, Technology and Society (STS) frameworks to study the narratives of leading global players (e.g. the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)). These narratives are frequently written from a Global North perspective and largely overlook the imbalances of power, the voices and perspectives of the Global South, and the issues of governance on Artificial Intelligence (AI) from a Gender perspective, and other marginalized voices in the narratives of AI governance. Centering inequity in AI governance calls for the expansive revision of the narratives to incorporate more civilizational, geopolitical, and moral frameworks. These actions would guarantee that AI development is socially and ethically responsible while also providing fairness in the distribution and accessibility of the benefits and risks it poses. This article aims to broaden the AI governance narratives through discourse analysis to build a future that is democratic and just.
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