Purpose

While the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence (AI) has been receiving growing consensus with regards to its positive influence on entrepreneurship, there is a clear lack of systematization in academic literature pertaining to this correlation. The current research seeks to explore the impact of AI on entrepreneurship as an enabler for entrepreneurs, taking into account the crucial application of AI within all Industry 4.0 technological paradigms, such as smart factory, the Internet of things (IoT), augmented reality (AR) and blockchain.

Design/methodology/approach

A systematic literature review was used to analyze all relevant studies forging connections between AI and entrepreneurship. The cluster interpretation follows a structure that we called the “AI-enabled entrepreneurial process.”

Findings

This study proves that AI has profound implications when it comes to entrepreneurship and, in particular, positively impacts entrepreneurs in four ways: through opportunity, decision-making, performance, and education and research.

Practical implications

The framework's practical value is linked to its applications for researchers, entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs (as well as those acting entrepreneurially within established organizations) who want to unleash the power of AI in an entrepreneurial setting.

Originality/value

This research offers a model through which to interpret the impact of AI on entrepreneurship, systematizing disconnected studies on the topic and arranging contributions into paradigms of entrepreneurial and managerial literature.

中文翻译：

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人工智能作为企业家的推动力：系统的文献回顾和未来研究的议程

目的

尽管人工智能 (AI) 的颠覆性潜力在其对创业的积极影响方面已获得越来越多的共识，但与这种相关性相关的学术文献显然缺乏系统化。当前的研究旨在探索人工智能作为企业家推动力对创业的影响，同时考虑到人工智能在所有工业 4.0 技术范式中的关键应用，例如智能工厂、物联网 (IoT)、增强现实 (AR) ) 和区块链。

设计/方法/途径

系统的文献综述被用来分析所有在人工智能和创业之间建立联系的相关研究。集群解释遵循我们称之为“AI 支持的创业过程”的结构。

发现

这项研究证明，人工智能在创业方面具有深远的影响，特别是通过四种方式对企业家产生积极影响：通过机会、决策、绩效以及教育和研究。

实际影响

该框架的实用价值与其对研究人员、企业家和有抱负的企业家（以及那些在成熟组织中以企业家精神行事的人）的应用有关，他们希望在创业环境中释放 AI 的力量。

原创性/价值

这项研究提供了一个模型，通过该模型可以解释人工智能对创业的影响，将关于该主题的不相关研究系统化，并将贡献纳入创业和管理文献的范式。