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Artificial Intelligence as a Disruptive Technology—A Systematic Literature Review

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Păvăloaia, Vasile-Daniel, Necula, Sabina-Cristiana·2023·Electronics
DOI 10.3390/electronics12051102
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The greatest technological changes in our lives are predicted to be brought about by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Together with the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, and several others, AI is considered to be the most disruptive technology, and has impacted numerous sectors, such as healthcare (medicine), business, agriculture, education, and urban development. The present research aims to achieve the following: identify how disruptive technologies have evolved over time and their current acceptation (1); extract the most prominent disruptive technologies, besides AI, that are in use today (2); and elaborate on the domains that were impacted by AI and how this occurred (3). Based on a sentiment analysis of the titles and abstracts, the results reveal that the majority of recent publications have a positive connotation with regard to the disruptive impact of edge technologies, and that the most prominent examples (the top five) are AI, the IoT, blockchain, 5G, and 3D printing. The disruptive effects of AI technology are still changing how people interact in the corporate, consumer, and professional sectors, while 5G and other mobile technologies will become highly disruptive and will genuinely revolutionize the landscape in all sectors in the upcoming years.

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  • Considering the fast-paced innovation in generative AI, soft law instruments promote flexible and timely reactions to promote ethical AI governance and to collect information on the empirical effects of soft law compliance.

    “Considering the fast-paced innovation in the generative AI context, earning it a place among disruptive technologies, soft law instruments promote flexible and timely reactions to promote ethical AI governance and to collect information on the empirical effects of soft law compliance (Păvăloaia & Necula, 2023).”

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Authors
Păvăloaia, V.-D., & Necula, S.-C.
Affiliations
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (RO)
Corresponding author
Păvăloaia, Vasile-Daniel
ORCID
Venue
Electronics
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2023-02-23
Volume
12
Issue
5
Pages
1102
ISSN
2079-9292 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/electronics12051102
OpenAlex
W4321787619
Cited by
290
References
7
Citations by year
2026: 70 · 2025: 108 · 2024: 92 · 2023: 20
FWCI
5.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
Electronics (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Artificial Intelligence Applications
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Digital Innovation in Industries
Keywords
artificial intelligence, disruptive technologies, Internet of Things, blockchain, 5G, 3D printing, technology adoption, societal impact of AI

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