Machine Learning and Society

The impact of machine learning on society has been profound, with significant advancements in various fields such as medicine, finance, and transportation. However, the rapid adoption of these technologies has also led to mixed societal reactions, with some people embracing them as the key to a better future, while others express concerns about their potential negative consequences (Brynjolfsson and McAfee (The business of artificial intelligence, Harvard Business Review, 2017)). This chapter discusses some of the societal issues that an engineering field of machine learning will have to face and some technological suggestions.