Zhiyi Liu – författare

This book critically examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping global power dynamics. Through 'algorithmic colonialism'—the extraction of data, labour, and natural resources from the Global South to fuel Western technological dominance, it reveals how AI systems exacerbate the inequalities between wealthy nations and the developing world.Drawing on case studies from Kenya and the BRICS nations, the author investigates the hidden socio-environmental costs of AI, ranging from the exploitation of content moderators in African digital sweatshops to the construction of water-hungry data centres in drought-stricken regions. Additionally, the book traces how a select group of technology corporations have become 'new Leviathans', exercising sovereign power without democratic accountability. However, this is not solely a narrative of domination. The author also highlights innovative forms of resistance, such as India's public digital infrastructure and Africa's linguistic AI initiatives, and advocates "planetary solidarity" as an alternative framework. Combining political economy, ecology, and decolonial theory, this book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the role of AI in 21st-century global inequality and the struggle for technological sovereignty.

This book aims to "digital economics" as an inter-discipline research area, by integrating economics, philosophy of technology, computer science and sociology.

This book aims to "digital economics" as an inter-discipline research area, by integrating economics, philosophy of technology, computer science and sociology.

This book deeply analyzes the theoretical roots of the development of global artificial intelligence ethics and AI governance, the ethical issues in AI application scenarios, and the discussion of artificial intelligence governance issues from a global perspective.

This book deeply analyzes the theoretical roots of the development of global artificial intelligence ethics and AI governance, the ethical issues in AI application scenarios, and the discussion of artificial intelligence governance issues from a global perspective. From the perspective of knowledge, the book includes not only the metaphysical research of traditional Western ethics, but also the interpretation of AI-related practical cases and international policies. The purpose of this book is not only to study AI ethics and governance issues academically, but to seek a path to solve problems in the real world. It is a very meaningful monograph in both academic theory and reality. This book responds to the implementation of China's digital economy governance and other topics. It is a cutting-edge academic monograph that combines industry, policy, and thought.In this book, the author not only discusses the humanities thoughts such as ethics, political economy, philosophy, andsociology, but also involves computer science, biology, and medicine and other science and engineering disciplines, effectively using interdisciplinary thinking as readers clarify how to explore ethical consensus and establish smart social governance rules in the era of artificial intelligence, so as to provide the most comprehensive and unique scientific and technological insights for smart economy participants, related practitioners in the artificial intelligence industry, and government policy makers. For academia, this is a representative book of Chinese scholars' systematic thinking on AI ethical propositions from a global perspective. For the industry, this is a book that understands the policies and ethical propositions faced by the development of AI industry. An important reference book, for policy makers, this is a monograph for understanding how policies in the AI industry make decisions that conform to AI industry practices and people's moral order.

As the first academic monograph that a Chinese scholar discusses the histories of thoughts and ideas related to the development of digital economics, this book aims to make research from the perspective of the history of ideas and discuss the ideas influencing the development of digital economics and the evolution of related theories and thoughts with the methodology of interdisciplinary research.The human society is in the stage of major historic transition and enters the digital world with the main goal of developing the artificial world. In this world, the development of digital economics is significantly characterized by the deep interaction between the real and the virtual worlds, while the key triggering this paradigm reform is the evolution of ideas since the modern times. While involving the field of computer, these thoughts are also related to the fields of philosophy, ethics, communication and economics. Therefore, the results of the research onthe history of ideas related to digital economics are required to really understand the depth of this discipline. If computationalism is the most important paradigm evolution of natural science, the most important paradigm evolution of social science is interdisciplinary complex science. In the meantime, this book is the most significant in understanding the nature of paradigm evolution related to the development of digital economics from the perspective of complex science and interdisciplinary systematic researches.Digital economics is in the foundation-laying phase, while this book mainly aims to historically narrate the thoughts of this discipline and hopes that readers can understand the influence of ideas in the old era on shaping the disciplines in the new era while exploring this new discipline. The construction of digital economics is a process of evolution. This book will be helpful to understand the underlying logic of the ideas constructed by the thinkers in different fields.

As the first academic monograph that a Chinese scholar discusses the histories of thoughts and ideas related to the development of digital economics, this book aims to make research from the perspective of the history of ideas and discuss the ideas influencing the development of digital economics and the evolution of related theories and thoughts with the methodology of interdisciplinary research.The human society is in the stage of major historic transition and enters the digital world with the main goal of developing the artificial world. In this world, the development of digital economics is significantly characterized by the deep interaction between the real and the virtual worlds, while the key triggering this paradigm reform is the evolution of ideas since the modern times. While involving the field of computer, these thoughts are also related to the fields of philosophy, ethics, communication and economics. Therefore, the results of the research onthe history of ideas related to digital economics are required to really understand the depth of this discipline. If computationalism is the most important paradigm evolution of natural science, the most important paradigm evolution of social science is interdisciplinary complex science. In the meantime, this book is the most significant in understanding the nature of paradigm evolution related to the development of digital economics from the perspective of complex science and interdisciplinary systematic researches.Digital economics is in the foundation-laying phase, while this book mainly aims to historically narrate the thoughts of this discipline and hopes that readers can understand the influence of ideas in the old era on shaping the disciplines in the new era while exploring this new discipline. The construction of digital economics is a process of evolution. This book will be helpful to understand the underlying logic of the ideas constructed by the thinkers in different fields.

This book presents an overview of the development of digital finance. It covers various aspects of digitalfinance, including its definition, evolution, and importance in modern economics. It explores the interdisciplinary perspective of digital finance and its relationship with capitalism, and discusses the key factors influencing the development of digital finance, as well as the challenges and opportunities it faces. It also offers practical insights into digital finance, such as the innovative digital financial models andplatforms and the strategies of digital transformation in commercial banks. What is new about this approach is that the book takes a holistic view of digital finance, covering not only its economic and financial aspects but also its social and environmental impacts. It also offers a critical evaluation of the challenges and opportunities in digital finance from a global perspective. In this book, authors look into the impact of digital finance in various fields, such as monetary theory, wealth management, central bank digital currency, international monetary system, and network security and data privacy.