Humanities and Social Science Research

Adoption and Deployment of a New Major Wireless Technology: The Mobile Telephone 5G. A Provisional Overview

2025-03-12T14:42:19+08:00

This research aims to contribute to the task of explaining the factors involved in the design and the use of 5th generation mobile telephony technology by examining the constraints and conditions that determine the vertical innovation, i.e. the launch and deployment of 5th generation mobile telephony technology worldwide, with a particular focus on Europe. The ultimate objective is to build up an overview of this launch and deployment in order to make the numerous reports and studies of specialised international organisations available to the academic world - teachers but also students - and to the political decision-makers concerned. The research takes a perspective which emphasises economic and business issues as well as the strategy, a topic sometimes neglected by scholars. The text is structured in four main sections, which comprise the constraints and conditions, including technology and regulation, the way to 5G, investment, expenditure and costs, the deployment of this technology around the world and in Europe and, finally, a first approach to Europe's backwardness.

The Application of Generative AI in the Design of Guizhou Batik Patterns

2025-03-20T10:48:04+08:00

Guizhou batik is a typical representative of textile dyeing intangible cultural heritage. This paper explores the feasibility of integrating generative AI with Guizhou batik by examining the current state of both fields. It proposes how generative AI can address existing challenges in Guizhou batik, such as the uneven distribution of inheritors and the outdated pattern symbols and design language. Furthermore, it discusses how traditional handicrafts can coexist with digital intelligence in the modern era. The study also demonstrates that the introduction of generative AI not only enables efficient design and enhances artistic expression but also preserves the traditional characteristics of batik craftsmanship, providing insights into the digital-intelligent integration of Guizhou batik art.

Principles for the Standardized Handling of Digital Property Inheritance

2025-05-06T14:13:30+08:00

The emergence of digital property has sparked another revolution in the expansion of the objects of rights, gradually becoming an important component of citizens' legitimate property. Ensuring the inheritance of digital heritage is an inherent requirement for realizing citizens' digital property rights. However, due to the characteristics of digital heritage-such as the intangibility of its objects, the diversity of its forms, and the complexity of its rights-it poses challenges to the existing inheritance system.The main problems facing digital heritage inheritance are the unclear legal status of digital heritage, the difficulties in applying traditional inheritance models, and the conflicts of rights inherent in digital heritage itself. Digital heritage inheritance should adopt a typological approach, categorizing digital heritage into three types based on their different characteristics: personality rights-based, property rights-based, and composite rights-based. Different types of heritage inheritance should adhere to principled methods of handling, including the principle of party autonomy, the principle of value hierarchy, the principle of proportionality, and the principle of division of rights, all of which are innovatively applied in the context of digital property. A forward-looking legal framework for digital heritage inheritance should define the legal status of digital heritage, establish inheritance principles, and clarify the obligations of third-party platforms. Digital heritage inheritance also requires the coordinated efforts of a digital heritage trustee system, technical protection and regulatory systems, and international cooperation mechanisms. The realization of digital heritage inheritance is not only a necessary condition for safeguarding citizens' legitimate property rights, but also an important component for promoting economic development in the digital age. Effective digital heritage inheritance and reasonable distribution not only ensure the comprehensive protection of citizens' property rights, but also serve as an important indicator of the level of legal civilization in society.

Reconstructing the Subjective Identity of Artificial Intelligence in the AI Era: From Instrumental Rationality to Ethical Entity

2025-05-10T09:16:10+08:00

As artificial intelligence (AI) technology advances at an unprecedented pace, it is evolving from a mere instrument into a “quasi-subject.” This transformation inevitably reshapes the traditional human–machine relationship and gives rise to profound social and ethical challenges. From the dual perspectives of value philosophy and social ethics, this paper examines the trajectory by which AI shifts from being an “objectified tool” to a “constrained subject.” We propose a theoretical model of a “human-led finite subject,” laying a conceptual foundation for situating AI’s quasi-subjective role within social ethics. By analyzing possible directions for constructing AI subjectivity and the ethical dilemmas it faces, we outline a human–machine ecological symbiosis model grounded in algorithmic justice.