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Student Research Guide WQ24/ AI Impacts on Amazon

Student Research Guide for Library 201/ Gracie Musga

Top 10 Resources

 

  • Anyoha, R. (2017, April 23). The history of Artificial Intelligence. Science in the News. https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/history-artificial-intelligence/

    • This article was created by Rockwell Anyoha, from Harvard University. This helped my research because it gave me a timeline of AI, which helped me gather more background information on AI in general. 

 

  • Kuipers, B. (2023). AI and Society: Ethics, Trust, and Cooperation: Trust and trustworthiness are central to how ethics helps society survive and thrive. Communications of the ACM, 66(8), 39–42. https://doi-org.skagit.idm.oclc.org/10.1145/3583134 

    • This journal was created by Benjamin Kuipers, a computer science. This journal helped my research because it answered a lot of concerns regarding society and AI. 

 

 

  • Rana, A. (2024, January 23). How Amazon uses Artificial Intelligence? - seasia infotech. Latest News, Updates and Events. https://www.seasiainfotech.com/blog/how-amazon-uses-artificial-intelligence/  
    • This article was created by Anil Rana, a dynamic professional. This article starts off with a short overview of artificial intelligence and Amazon. They then explain how AI is used in the company and then finishes off by explaining how AI is a key part in Amazon's company.

 

 

 

  • Staff, A. (2023, November 27). 5 ways Amazon is using AI to improve your holiday shopping and deliver your package faster. US About Amazon. https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-uses-ai-to-improve-shopping 
    • This article was written by the staff of the company, Amazon. They talk about how their use of artificial intelligence is used during the holiday season to help everything run smoothie during a busy time. They then go into detail about how exactly AI is used. 

 

  • Trueman, C. (2023). Amazon to cut jobs at Alexa unit to sharpen focus on generative AI: Amazon’s Alexa division is set to suffer another round of job cuts as the company plans to discontinue some initiatives in favor of new generative AI projects. Computerworld (Online Only), 1. 
    • This article was created by Charlotte Trueman, a senior writer at computer world. This allowed for me to see the impact that AI has on specific jobs. It gave me examples of which jobs are more at risk and also included many statistics. 

 

  • Tschopp, M., Gieselmann, M., & Sassenberg, K. (2023). Servant by default? how humans perceive their relationship with conversational ai. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 17(3). https://doi.org/10.5817/cp2023-3-9
    • This journal was created by Marisa Tschopp, Miriam Gieselmann, and Kai Sassenberg, who do research with in psychology and social psychology. This journal was helpful for me because it allowed for me to understand and see statistics relating to humans and their types of relationships with their AI tools. It also expressed some risks which helped add to my knowledge on this topic. 

 

 

Top 5-10 Recommended Keywords/Search Terms on the Topic

 

  1. "What is AI"
  2. "AI in the workplace"
  3. "AI" and "Amazon"
  4. "AI" and "Privacy"
  5. "Amazon jobs" and "AI"
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