{"product_id":"9783032165503","title":"Bernard Shaw and the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBernard Shaw and His Contemporaries\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBernard Shaw and the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKay Li\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10.0pt 36.0pt;\"\u003eThis book is the first to use artificial intelligence, especially large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, to examine how Bernard Shaw’s plays illuminate contemporary debates about the ethical use of AI. It analyzes major works including \u003cem\u003eBack to\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eMethuselah\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMajor Barbara\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eArms and the Man\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMan and Superman\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePygmalion\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHeartbreak House\u003c\/em\u003e, situating them within the vast literary, cultural, and philosophical contexts of Shaw’s time. Through AI-assisted readings, the study explores Shavian advocacies such as power, love, the Life Force and Creative Evolution, the emergence of the Superman, and the need for governance. The book also evaluates the strengths and risks of LLMs, including hallucinations, bias, potential autonomy, user over-dependence, and the lack of accountability in AI systems. It demonstrates how Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback and careful prompt engineering can help mitigate these concerns. Strikingly, Shaw’s warnings to humanity resonate closely with today’s urgent questions about responsible AI.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKay Li\u003c\/strong\u003e is an established Shaw scholar and Adjunct Professor in the Department of English at University of Toronto, Canada. Her books include \u003cem\u003eBernard Shaw and China\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cem\u003eCross-Cultural Encounters \u003c\/em\u003e(2007), \u003cem\u003eBernard Shaw’s Bridges to Chinese Culture \u003c\/em\u003e(Palgrave Macmillan, 2016) and \u003cem\u003eBernard Shaw, Automata, Robots, and Artificial Intelligence\u003c\/em\u003e (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032165503\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e237\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45383598047372,"sku":"9783032165503","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032165503_953ee90a-69ba-4719-ace7-245dfc0ba308.jpg?v=1781059802","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032165503","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}