Silviu CERNA - Planned Economies: The Heavy Legacy of a Failed Experiment and a Note on A.I. and Technosocialism

Mihai Răzvan NEDELCU - Geotechnology, Globalization and Governance: The Case of A.I.

Alexandru-Florin PREDA - “Modernity vs. Tradition” Cultural Dilemmas: The Case of A.I.

Elena TĂLMĂCIAN - Developing Business English Negotiation Skills by Means of Business Negotiation Scenarios

Cristian-Gabriel IANC - Climate Action and Conflict Prevention: SDG 13 in the Context of Eastern European Security

Bogdan COZMA - Book Review: Agnieszka Orzelska-Stączek (ed.), The Three Seas Initiative: An original concept of regional cooperation in different approaches, Warsaw, Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 2024

Articles on Issue Theme

If “efficiency”, since always, had its limitations (being, by itself, a little bit confused when asked to answer the question: “who and under what conditions should invoke it as an argument for one course of action or another?”), neither are the “ethical” discussions much more enlightening when summoned to judge A.I. (what is to be the “right” framework: virtue-, values-, or consequentialist/utilitarian- ethics?). And the particular instances further complicate the choice of the ethical mindset for posing problems related to: the limits of private space and public surveillance; the manipulation of behaviours, be they consumption or voting; the lack of transparency of the algorithms used; the (in)voluntary biases incorporated into automated decision-making systems; the human-machine interactivity, from medical care to online promiscuity; the relationship between automation and responsibility; the treatment of technology as some sort of a “moral agent”; the emergence of the “superintelligent singularity”, deciding to annihilate us, fed up with the barbarity and/or banality of our species.

(DE)HUMANIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE [(DEZ)UMANIZAREA INTELIGENŢEI ARTIFICIALE]

A planned (socialist/communist) economy is a system/arrangement in which decisions are made by the state apparatus through a plan that sets production targets for a period of one year (annual plan) or several years (five-year plan). In the 1920s and 1930s, there was an intense debate in the economic literature about the possibility of economic calculation in socialism/communism.

Keywords: free market, socialism, economic calculation, central planning, artificial intelligence

JEL: B50, O20, P00

Planned Economies: The Heavy Legacy of a Failed Experiment and a Note on A.I. and Technosocialism

This paper explores the dynamic interplay between geotechnology – considered the third pillar of the geo-trinity alongside traditional geopolitics and geoeconomics –, the technological advancements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and global economic systems, highlighting their implications for economic policies, national security and international cooperation.

Keywords: artificial intelligence, global governance, cooperation and competition, geotechnology, fourth industrial revolution, international relations

JEL: F02, F53, F59, O33

Geotechnology, Globalization and Governance: The Case of A.I.

This article investigates the interplay between technological advances, socio-economic shifts, and artistic expression in the context of A.I. It discusses how changing modes of production, distribution, and consumption have reconstituted the cultural and creative industries in ways that foreground the impact of industrialization and consumerism on artistic techniques, subjects, and patronage patterns.

Keywords: cultural economy, generative artificial intelligence, art consumption, digital art, patronage, technological innovation

JEL: L82, O33, Z11

“Modernity vs. Tradition” Cultural Dilemmas: The Case of A.I.

This paper aims to draw attention to the complexity of the process of business negotiations in English while tackling upon its yet little researched approach in terms of lexical implications. That English is the global language of business communication is generally accepted, but to what extent the knowledge and skills of English as a second language influence business negotiations is still investigable.

Keywords: business negotiation skills, English as a second language, role-play business negotiation scenarios

JEL: A22, M14, Z13

Developing Business English Negotiation Skills by Means of Business Negotiation Scenarios

This study aims to unveil the complex relationship between SDG 13-driven climate initiatives and their capacity to reduce the conflict within the complex geopolitical and environmental context of Eastern Europe. Navigating through a critical analysis of historical climate changes, current environmental problems, and their geopolitical ramifications, the research emphasizes these interdependencies.

Keywords: climate action, conflict prevention, SDG 13, Eastern European security, transformative governance

JEL: F52, O19, Q54, Q56

Climate Action and Conflict Prevention: SDG 13 in the Context of Eastern European Security

The monograph explores the Three Seas Initiative (3SI), a regional cooperation project of thirteen EU member states, focusing on infrastructure, energy, and digitalization to enhance North-South connectivity in Central Europe. It highlights the varied political engagements and perspectives of different countries involved in the 3SI, noting the Initiative’s multifaceted nature and significance.

Book Review: Agnieszka Orzelska-Stączek (ed.), The Three Seas Initiative: An original concept of regional cooperation in different approaches, Warsaw, Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 2024

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