Dr Julie Mehan is semi-retired, but is still a professor at UMGC (University of Maryland Global College), where she teaches digital ethics, cyber terrorism, and information systems in organisations. Dr Mehan has been a career government service employee, a strategic consultant and an entrepreneur. She has led business operations, as well as IT governance and cyber-security-related services, including designing and leading whitehat and blackhat penetration testing exercises, certification and accreditation, systems security engineering process improvement, and cyber security strategic planning and programme management. She delivered cyber security and related privacy services to the US senior Department of Defense, federal government and commercial clients, working in Italy, Australia, Canada, Belgium, Germany and the US. Dr Mehan is particularly proud of her role as pro bono president of W2CW (Warrior to Cyber Warrior), a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing cost-free cyber security career transition training to veterans and wounded warriors returning from military campaigns.

• IntroductionChapter 1: AI defined and common depictions of AI – Is it a benevolent force for humanity or an existential threat?  Chapter 2: Is AI really ubiquitous – Does it or will it permeate everything we do?  Chapter 3: Human-machine collaboration – Can we talk to them in English (or any other language)?  Chapter 4: AI, ethics, and society – Are they compatible?  Chapter 5: Bias in AI – Why is it important and potentially dangerous?  Chapter 6: AI and cybersecurity – AI as a sword or a shield?  Chapter 7: AI and our society – Will the result be professional, ethical, and social deskilling, or upskilling?  Chapter 8: AI and privacy – Is anything really private anymore?  Chapter 9: Misinformation, disinformation, fake news, manipulation, and deepfakes – Do we know how to think critically about information?  Chapter 10: AI and social media – How is it affecting us?  Chapter 11: “The measure of a man” – Can AI become more like a human?  Chapter 12: What’s next in AI – Less artificial and more intelligent?Chapter 13: Ethical challenges of AI 2024 and beyond: The moral imperative of navigating this new terrain  Chapter 14: Final thoughtsFurther reading

Dr Julie Mehan is semi-retired, but is still a professor at UMGC (University of Maryland Global College), where she teaches digital ethics, cyber terrorism, and information systems in organisations. Dr Mehan has been a career government service employee, a strategic consultant and an entrepreneur. She has led business operations, as well as IT governance and cyber-security-related services, including designing and leading whitehat and blackhat penetration testing exercises, certification and accreditation, systems security engineering process improvement, and cyber security strategic planning and programme management. She delivered cyber security and related privacy services to the US senior Department of Defense, federal government and commercial clients, working in Italy, Australia, Canada, Belgium, Germany and the US. Dr Mehan is particularly proud of her role as pro bono president of W2CW (Warrior to Cyber Warrior), a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing cost-free cyber security career transition training to veterans and wounded warriors returning from military campaigns.

• IntroductionChapter 1: AI defined and common depictions of AI – Is it a benevolent force for humanity or an existential threat?  Chapter 2: Is AI really ubiquitous – Does it or will it permeate everything we do?  Chapter 3: Human-machine collaboration – Can we talk to them in English (or any other language)?  Chapter 4: AI, ethics, and society – Are they compatible?  Chapter 5: Bias in AI – Why is it important and potentially dangerous?  Chapter 6: AI and cybersecurity – AI as a sword or a shield?  Chapter 7: AI and our society – Will the result be professional, ethical, and social deskilling, or upskilling?  Chapter 8: AI and privacy – Is anything really private anymore?  Chapter 9: Misinformation, disinformation, fake news, manipulation, and deepfakes – Do we know how to think critically about information?  Chapter 10: AI and social media – How is it affecting us?  Chapter 11: “The measure of a man” – Can AI become more like a human?  Chapter 12: What’s next in AI – Less artificial and more intelligent?Chapter 13: Ethical challenges of AI 2024 and beyond: The moral imperative of navigating this new terrain  Chapter 14: Final thoughtsFurther reading

Dr Julie Mehan is semi-retired, but is still a professor at UMGC (University of Maryland Global College), where she teaches digital ethics, cyber terrorism, and information systems in organisations. Dr Mehan has been a career government service employee, a strategic consultant and an entrepreneur. She has led business operations, as well as IT governance and cyber-security-related services, including designing and leading whitehat and blackhat penetration testing exercises, certification and accreditation, systems security engineering process improvement, and cyber security strategic planning and programme management. She delivered cyber security and related privacy services to the US senior Department of Defense, federal government and commercial clients, working in Italy, Australia, Canada, Belgium, Germany and the US. Dr Mehan is particularly proud of her role as pro bono president of W2CW (Warrior to Cyber Warrior), a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing cost-free cyber security career transition training to veterans and wounded warriors returning from military campaigns.

• IntroductionChapter 1: AI defined and common depictions of AI – Is it a benevolent force for humanity or an existential threat?  Chapter 2: Is AI really ubiquitous – Does it or will it permeate everything we do?  Chapter 3: Human-machine collaboration – Can we talk to them in English (or any other language)?  Chapter 4: AI, ethics, and society – Are they compatible?  Chapter 5: Bias in AI – Why is it important and potentially dangerous?  Chapter 6: AI and cybersecurity – AI as a sword or a shield?  Chapter 7: AI and our society – Will the result be professional, ethical, and social deskilling, or upskilling?  Chapter 8: AI and privacy – Is anything really private anymore?  Chapter 9: Misinformation, disinformation, fake news, manipulation, and deepfakes – Do we know how to think critically about information?  Chapter 10: AI and social media – How is it affecting us?  Chapter 11: “The measure of a man” – Can AI become more like a human?  Chapter 12: What’s next in AI – Less artificial and more intelligent?Chapter 13: Ethical challenges of AI 2024 and beyond: The moral imperative of navigating this new terrain  Chapter 14: Final thoughtsFurther reading