Evolution of artificial intelligence research in Technological Forecasting and Social Change: Research topics, trends, and future directions

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of rapidly expanding disruptive technologies that are radically transforming various aspects related to people, business, society, and the environment. With proliferation digital computing devices emergence big data, AI increasingly offering significant opportunities for society business organizations. The growing interest scholars practitioners in has resulted diversity research topics explored bulks scholarly literature published leading outlets. This study aims map intellectual structure evolution conceptual overall Technological Forecasting Social Change (TF&SC). uses machine learning-based structural topic modeling (STM) extract, report, visualize latent from literature. Further, disciplinary patterns examined with additional objective assessing impact AI. results reveal eight key topics, out which concerning healthcare, circular economy sustainable supply chain, adoption by consumers, decision-making showing rising trend over years. influence on disciplines such as management, accounting, social science, engineering, computer mathematics. provides an insightful agenda future based evidence-based directions would benefit identify contemporary issues develop impactful solve complex societal problems.