Opportunities from the social economy in the fight against the threats of AI

Miguel Guillén Burguillos , profesor asociado y coordinador de proyectos de la Cátedra de Economía Social, Tecnocampus-Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF); investigador predoctoral, Universitat de les Illes Balears. mguillen@tecnocampus.cat. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2264-6603

Eloi Serrano Robles, director de la Cátedra de Economía Social, Tecnocampus-UPF; investigador asociado, CIDOB. eserrano@tecnocampus.cat. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3821-2944

Social economy enterprises cannot shun artificial intelligence (AI) as it is useful for performing miscellaneous business tasks. The key is to use it in a manner that is consistent with the principles of the social economy and to promote the development of an AI based on its values, placing people at the centre of the economic activity. The social economy can play an important role in democratising AI, because it carries out its activities while upholding principles such as ethics, justice, democratic management, equity, sustainability and the defence of people’s interests, their communities and societies, not just profits. This paper addresses the threats that current AI development may present and sets out the opportunities the social economy affords to ensure this development is based on more ethical and democratic criteria.

Key words: social economy, cooperativism, artificial intelligence (AI), democratisation, equity, inequality

How to cite this article:  Guillén Burguillos, Miguel y Serrano Robles, Eloi. «Oportunidades desde la economía social en la lucha contra las amenazas de la IA». Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, n.º 138 (diciembre de 2024), p. 145-170. DOI: doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2024.138.3.145

Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, nº 138, pp. 145-170
Quadrimestral (September-October 2024)
ISSN:1133-6595 | E-ISSN:2013-035X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2024.138.3.145

Receipt date: 19.03.24 ; Acceptance date: 18.09.24

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