Anthropology and AI, co-edited by BusinessAnthro.com team member Matt Artz alongside Lora Koycheva and Angela K. VandenBroek, is now available from Routledge. The volume brings together twelve chapters examining AI’s many manifestations through anthropological and social scientific lenses — from machine listening and large language models to conversational agents and engineers’ philosophies.
The collection spans theoretical, empirical, and applied perspectives, and is designed for a broad humanistic and social scientific audience while remaining grounded in anthropological and science and technology studies (STS) conversations. Contributors address topics including human-AI co-becoming, the epistemic stakes of generative AI, AI-powered accessibility, and the future role of anthropology in shaping AI development.
As Dr. Tanja Ahlin notes, the book demonstrates “how anthropologists can impact AI while also asking what the current technological developments mean for the future of anthropology as a discipline.” Prof. Farah Qureshi calls it “a powerful corrective, proving that anthropology isn’t just reacting to AI, but a discipline responsible for shaping and steering it.”
Anthropology and AI is available through Routledge, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Taylor & Francis. Learn more at anthropologyandai.com.
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