Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence: Ethical, Social, and Technical Perspectives

Abstract

Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HCAI) has emerged as a critical paradigm shift in the design, development, and deployment of AI systems, emphasizing human values, ethics, interpretability, transparency, and societal well-being. Unlike traditional AI approaches that prioritize automation, accuracy, and computational efficiency alone, HCAI integrates interdisciplinary perspectives from computer science, ethics, cognitive science, sociology, and policy studies to ensure that intelligent systems augment human capabilities rather than replace or harm them. This paper provides a comprehensive review and synthesis of Human-Centered AI, focusing on its ethical, social, and technical dimensions.