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.

翻译：人工智能正在逐步改变世界。数据数字化、计算基础设施和机器学习正推动人工智能工具渗透至社会各领域。本文对近十年（2013-2022年）社会科学领域的人工智能相关出版物进行了文献计量分析。研究纳入大多数历史出版物，旨在识别该领域的研究相关性及趋势。结果表明，该时期已发表超过19408篇文章，其中85%发表于2008年至2022年间，显示该领域研究逐年显著增长。社会科学中与人工智能相关的明确研究领域可归纳为法律与法律推理、教育、经济学和伦理学等子领域。美国是发文量最多的国家（20%），其次是中国（13%）。人工智能对社会的影响不可避免，其进步可为创新和新型就业创造巨大机遇，但从中期视角看，需妥善应对这一转型，制定法规并审视伦理与责任方面的挑战。