JDMP 15.3 cover.png Apologies for crossposting. Reminder: Deadline for submissions approaching 📢 Call for Papers: Journal of Digital Media & Policy Special Issue: ‘Artificial Intelligence and Policy’ Guest-Editors: Terry Flew, Petros Iosifidis, Michael Klontzas, Krisztina Rozgonyi View the full call here: https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-digital-media-policy#call-for-pape... <https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-digital-media-policy#call-for-papers> Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a global technology that may change the world. It is developing rapidly at all levels – national, supranational and international – driven by market and grassroots innovation offering cloud-based and selfhosted implementations. Like all other technological innovations it involves opportunities and risks, as well as hype. It can facilitate faster decision-making, minimise human error and enhance productivity to improve healthcare to take an example, but there are also drawbacks including ethical concerns about concentration of power, bias and privacy, transparency, dependability, accountability, security risks from hacking, environmental impact, and misuse of AI for fraud and deception, i.e. through disinformation. The training needs of AI intensified ongoing discussions around the value and ownership of high quality human-generated data as a scarce asset. This provides a strong incentive to act and regulate the field. However, there needs to be a basic agreement over what is to be policed, how and by whom. As The Economistput it, ‘the world wants to regulate AI, but does not quite know how’ (https://www.economist.com/business/2023/10/24/the-world-wants-to-regulate-ai... <https://www.economist.com/business/2023/10/24/the-world-wants-to-regulate-ai-but-does-not-quite-know-how>). Indeed, it is too early to pin down specific policies because AI is currently a fast-moving target. There is therefore the option of waiting until the dust settles and there is more light than heat in policy debates. However, there are advantages to being there early at the formative stage in order to craft a carefully balanced approach that sets principles and priorities for society and the economy, while guarding fundamental rights and values that might be at risk due to AI systems. This CFP aims to contribute to the emerging discussion on AI policy but it is deliberately open-ended which suits the uncertainties around AI. The guest editors comprise a diverse team with a broad range of regional expertise and the intention is to invite contributors with diverse backgrounds from all over the world. Contributions may address, but are not limited to, the following areas: * AI and national, supranational/intergovernmental governance, the role of international organisations (UN/UNESCO, Council of Europe, OECD, etc.) in shaping and steering the debate. * AI and trust: ‘trusted systems’ approaches versus societal trust models; trust and accountability; transparency and its limits; risk-based regulatory approaches * Culturally-oriented international organisations like UNESCO vs. pro-market ones, to identify differences in the approach to AI regulation. * Different models globally for regulating AI, i.e., EU model; US model; Chinese model. * Conceptual and strategic differences in governing and regulating AI: human-rights centred, risk-based, innovation-focused approaches. * New and emerging governance models around AI: two-tier systems of regulators with or without a technology/AI mandate, (geo)political clashes among countries/regulators. * The enabling factors and frameworks for AI policy-making and regulation: AI usage data access; use case information gaps; information asymmetries and strategies to address imbalances. * The capacity to govern: readiness and capability of regulators, institutional transformations, path dependencies and capture. Submissions: Submission of abstracts should include name, institutional affiliation, contact information, title and a 400-word abstract. Email your abstracts to all guest editors: Terry Flew (terry.flew@sydney.edu.au), Petros Iosifidis (p.iosifidis@city.ac.uk), Michael Klontzas (michael@klontzas.com), Krisztina Rozgonyi (Krisztina.Rozgonyi@oeaw.ac.at). Publication deadlines and timeline: Abstracts due: 1 March 2025 Confirmation of acceptance: 15 March 2025 Full manuscript due: 15 July 2025 Revisions sent out (peer review): 1 September 2025 Final submission: 1 December 2025 Publication: 1 March 2026 -- Judith Schofield | Journals Marketing Executive (she / her) A: Intellect, The Mill, Parnall Rd, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 3JG, UK T: +44 (0)117 9589910 W: www.intellectbooks.com <http://www.intellectbooks.com/>