Artificial Intelligence: A Great Opportunity To Be Carefully Handled

One of the most debated issues in the last few years of our digital era is artificial intelligence (AI). It is a highly advanced form of technology that is steadily gaining ground at both personal and professional levels. The term “artificial intelligence” was coined by the American computer scientist John McCarthy during a conference in Dartmouth in 1956 to refer to the capability of a machine to emulate human abilities such as reasoning, learning, planning, problem-solving, decision-making, creativity, and autonomy (Grilli and Pedota, 2024; Sheikh et al., 2023). AI can take several forms and some of its high-profile applications include advanced web search engines (e.g., Google Search), virtual assistants (e.g., Siri and Alexa), and creative tools (e.g., ChatGPT and AI Art Generator). AI is rapidly progressing in all spheres of knowledge, and its applications are extensively used in banking and financial markets, education, manufacturing, and the technology industry (see Basu et al., 2020).