8. Exploring Artificial Intelligence Futures

This chapter presents a survey of the different methods available for the exploration of Artificial Intelligence futures, from fictional narratives to integrative, interdisciplinary, and participatory methods of exploring AI futures. Examining these different methods and tools, this chapter provides the advantages and limitations of each one, recognising that although no tool can reliably predict the future of AI, they are useful in reducing possible future surprises and creating a platform which enables conversations about what we want the future to look like. The author suggests a collaboration between all future AI narratives, that attention should be equalised between different tools and methods, calling for a more balanced portfolio when it comes to exploring AI futures.