The social impact of generative LLM-based AI

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ID6418734
AuthorsYu Xie (0000-0002-4832-3453, Peking University), Sofia Avila (0000-0003-0320-6760, Princeton University)
Year2025
Volume11
Issue1
Pages31-57
Publication date2025-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChinese Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2057-150X • E-ISSN: 2057-1518
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/2057150x251315997
OpenAlexW4408007963
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited32

Liking it or not, ready or not, we are likely to enter a new phase of human history in which artificial intelligence (AI) will dominate economic production and social life—the AI revolution. Before the actual arrival of the AI revolution, it is time for us to speculate on how AI will impact the social world. In this article, we focus on the social impact of generative LLM-based AI, discussing societal factors that contribute to its technological development and its potential roles in enhancing both between-country and within-country social inequality. There are good indications that the US and China will lead the field and will be the main competitors for domination of AI in the world. We conjecture that the AI revolution will likely give rise to a post-knowledge society in which knowledge per se will become less important than in today's world. Instead, individual relationships and social identity will become more important. So will soft skills, including the ability to utilize AI

Generative grammar · Sociology · Artificial Intelligence in Law · Computer Science · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI · Psychology · Topic Modeling · Artificial Intelligence

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