Vicenç Torra: AI for Social Sciences, Gebunden

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The use of AI in social sciences is on the rise and gaining significant momentum. The book aims to demystify AI and its applications in social sciences by offering a straightforward description of its key concepts and tools, all in an easy-to-understand language.

The book delves into the fundamentals of AI systems, shedding light on their capabilities as well as their inherent constraints. Moreover, the author explores AI tools that find applications in the realm of social sciences, including decision support systems rooted in machine learning, as well as knowledge-based. In addition, the book addresses the pertinent issues that, while not purely AI-related, are crucial in AI applications within the social sciences, most notably security and privacy considerations.

The content should be accessible to an audience ranging from undergraduate students to researchers and practitioners in the fields of AI and social sciences, assuming they possess a basic understanding of mathematics and a keen interest in the subject. This book is a bridge between the worlds of AI and social sciences, aiming to provide a fundamental understanding for those eager to explore the intersection of these two domains.