Fifteen shadows of socio-cultural AI: A systematic review and future perspectives

• The paper provides the first systematic review of socio-cultural AI research. Seven academic databases, topic modeling and association network support analysis. Governing AI, human-robot links innovation economy are key research fields. SCAI topics got outstanding attendance from 2018 with rapidly emerging future trends. Implications weak signals policy making studies. number studies related to (SCAI) is growing dramatically. Therefore, goal perform sources published over last decade consequences for social science, humanities, engineering, computer novelty study not only snapshot high-ranked articles seven databases but also revealed interpreted trends implications academia policymaking. Topic modelling conducted on 607 papers identifying fifteen well-defined Association networks unfolded trending areas smart cities, cultural-creative industries media. A timeline reveals year change was 2018, mostly industry 4.0, governing cities. Last least, policies as a niche policymaking funding. findings summarize broad coverage technology in society culture responsibility underrepresented topics. yet relevant formulated main contribution this discover perspectives.