Artificial Intelligence and Evaluation: Emerging Technologies and Their Implications for Evaluation

Artificial Intelligence and Evaluation: Emerging Technologies and Their Implications for Evaluation is a groundbreaking exploration of how the landscape of program evaluation will be redefined by artificial intelligence and other emerging digital technologies.

In an era where digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly evolving, this book presents a pivotal resource for evaluators navigating the transformative intersection of their practice and cutting-edge technology. Addressing the dual dimensions of how evaluations are conducted and what is evaluated, a roster of distinguished contributors illuminate the impact of AI on program evaluation methodologies. Offering a discerning overview of various digital technologies, their promises and perils, they carefully dissect the implications for evaluative processes and debate how evaluators must be equipped with the requisite skills to harness the full potential of AI tools. Further, the book includes a number of compelling use cases, demonstrating the tangible applications of AI in diverse evaluation scenarios. The use cases range from the application of GIS data to advanced text analytics. As such, this book provides evaluators with inspirational cases on how to apply AI in their practice as well as what pitfalls one must look out for.

Artificial Intelligence and Evaluation is an indispensable guide for evaluators seeking to not only adapt to but thrive in the dynamic landscape of evaluation practices reshaped by the advent of artificial intelligence.

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Steffen Bohni Nielsen (PhD) is Director General at the Danish National Research Centre for the Working Environment, and a member of the Danish National Research and Innovation Council. He is a member of the International Evaluation Research Group (INTEVAL) and has published extensively in the field of evaluation.

Francesco Mazzeo Rinaldi (PhD) is Professor at the University of Catania, Italy, and serves as the Director of the University’s Research Center, LAPOSS. His main research interests include program and policy evaluation, Big Data analytics, and Artificial Intelligence. He is a member of the International Evaluation Research Group (INTEVAL).

Gustav Jakob Petersson (PhD) is Senior Analyst at the Swedish Research Council. He is a member of the International Evaluation Research Group (INTEVAL) and has co-edited one of its volumes on cyber society, Big Data, and evaluation in 2017.