  Artificial intelligence (AI) is gradually changing the planet. Data
digitisation, computing infrastructure and machine learning are helping AI
tools to spread across all sectors of society. This article presents the
results of a bibliometric analysis of AI-related publications in the social
sciences over the last ten years (2013-2022). Most of the historical
publications are taken into consideration with the aim of identifying research
relevance and trends in this field. The results indicate that more than 19,408
articles have been published, 85% from 2008 to 2022, showing that research in
this field is increasing significantly year on year. Clear domains or
disciplines of research related to AI within the social sciences can be grouped
into sub-areas such as law and legal reasoning, education, economics, and
ethics. The United States is the country that publishes the most (20%),
followed by China (13%). The influence of AI on society is inevitable and the
advances can generate great opportunities for innovation and new jobs, but in
the medium term it is necessary to adequately face this transition, setting
regulations and reviewing the challenges of ethics and responsibility.
