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Artificial Intelligence in Social Science, Humanities and Health: A Path Towards Trustworthy AI and Human-AI Symbiosis

Editor: Nicholas Vretos

Artificial Intelligence in Social Science, Humanities and Health: A Path Towards Trustworthy AI and Human-AI Symbiosis

ISBN: 979-8-89881-817-3
eISBN: 979-8-89881-816-6 (Online)

Introduction

This edited volume explores AI's transformative reach across healthcare, the social sciences, and the humanities, centered on two guiding ideas: Human-AI Symbiosis, where AI amplifies rather than replaces human insight, and Trustworthy AI, emphasizing transparency, fairness, accountability, and robustness in intelligent systems.

Nine interdisciplinary chapters trace AI's evolving role — from foundational machine learning and deep learning concepts, to AI-powered healthcare platforms and multimodal clinical decision support, to breakthroughs in biomedical microscopy. The collection also tackles pressing ethical and legal frameworks for responsible AI, collaborative innovation in protein interaction research, AI's growing influence on political discourse, privacy-by-design architecture, agent-based modelling in archaeology, and AI's expanding footprint in literature and the arts.


Key Features

  • - Bridges technical AI advances with real-world human impact across diverse fields.
  • - Balances theoretical depth with practical, applied case studies.
  • - Addresses urgent ethical, legal, and societal questions shaping AI's future.
  • - Showcases cross-disciplinary collaboration between technology, science, and the humanities.

This book is a timely, multidisciplinary resource for anyone invested in building AI that works with humanity — not apart from it.


Target Readership :

Primary readers: Scholars, researchers, and practitioners in AI, data science, healthcare, and the humanities/social sciences seeking rigorous, interdisciplinary perspectives.

Secondary readers: Graduate students and policymakers interested in the ethical, legal, and societal dimensions of emerging AI technologies.

Foreword

It is a real pleasure to introduce this volume, edited by Dr. Nicholas Vretos - a colleague and collaborator with whom I have had the privilege of working closely over the years.

Throughout our collaborations, Nicholas has consistently brought thoughtful insight, a balanced perspective, and a deep commitment to the responsible development of technology. These same qualities are clearly reflected in this book, titled “Artificial Intelligence in Social Science, Humanities and Health: A Path Towards Trustworthy AI and Human-AI Symbiosis”.

At a time when Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping our world, this volume offers an important and timely contribution. It brings together diverse voices around a shared vision: that AI should evolve not apart from human society, but alongside it, enhancing, rather than replacing, human creativity, values, and decision-making.

Nicholas’s expertise, shaped through years of research, is evident in the thoughtful selection and organization of the contributions. The book navigates complex themes like trustworthy AI and human-AI symbiosis with clarity and care, making it accessible to a wide audience without sacrificing depth.

I believe readers will find in these pages both inspiration and practical insight — a resource that fosters not only technological innovation, but also critical reflection on the kind of future we wish to create.

Petros Daras
Visual Computing Lab
Information Technologies Institute
Centre of Research Technology Hellas
Thessaloniki 57001, Greece