TY - CHAP A1 - Frank, Demian A1 - Ahrweiler, Petra T1 - The future of artificial intelligence: policy research perspectives T2 - Whither artificial intelligence? Debating the policy challenges of the upcoming transformation ; 3 N2 - Policy research deals with the policy cycle encompassing problem definition, and policy development, implementation, enforcement and evaluation for different policy domains. On the one hand, this research field empirically describes and analyses how the phases of the policy cycle are processed by relevant social actors in interaction with industry, the media and civil society. On the other hand, policy research is concerned with the issue itself, i.e. the reasons for success and failure of policies that have or will run through the process. Here, the research field offers scientific policy advice including exante evaluation and assessments of potential futures, options, developments, and scenarios for policy domains to inform political debates and decisions. It is this latter function AI already has and will further influence policy research. ... Y1 - 2018 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/51031 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-510311 SN - 2626-9597 SP - 3 EP - 8 PB - Mercator Science-Policy Fellowship-Programme CY - Frankfurt am Main ER -