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The Ethics of Generative-AI Assisted Authoring symposium is taking place as part of the AISB convention to be held at the University of Sussex, UK, on 1 July 2026. This symposium will examine the ethics of Gen-AI assisted authoring in education, work and culture, exploring how various factors influence perceptions of ethicality, cognitive impacts, and the intersection of technology and authorship.

Important Dates

Mon, Mar 9, 2026

Submission deadline

Wed, Mar 25, 2026

Notification of acceptance/rejection decisions

Tue, May 5, 2026

Final versions of accepted papers (Camera ready copy)

Paper Submission

Research Paper Submission Tracks

Examining Gen-AI assisted authorship through the lens of ethics of care, rights-based ethics and other contemporary ethical frameworks.

The implications of Gen-AI usage for models and definitions of writing and authoring, and its status as a cognitive and social activity.

How opportunities for self-expression and creativity are being impacted by gen-AI assisted authoring; for instance, with regards to emergent paradigms such as ‘vibe coding’.

The potential for improving inclusivity, accessibility and equitability in education and workplaces using Gen-AI

The changing nature of work and education – what cognitive abilities and skills will be important in the mid 21st Century, and how should we teach them?

Risks and harms of Gen-AI in authoring, including environmental impacts, perpetuation of biases, stagnation of ideas / loss of transformative ideas

Frameworks for measuring and balancing the potential benefits and harms, and mitigation of risks and harms, and impacts on wellbeing at work.

How Gen-AI interfaces hide and reveal information that is important for ethical usage (such as computational and resource cost of queries, models and servers used), potentially increasing moral distance.

How can Gen-AI assisted authoring systems be designed to support reflection and critical thinking rather than instant resolution?

Legal issues around Gen-AI authoring, including intellectual property, copyright and liability.

Emerging governance frameworks and technical solutions for copyright and IP in the AI era, especially their ethical and philosophical underpinnings.

Imagining alternative futures for the intersection of authorship and AI.

Gen-AI and authorship seen through theoretical lenses such as disability studies, postcolonial studies, queer and gender studies, political ecology, critical political economy, etc.

Call for Papers Description

We invite extended abstracts of up to 1500 words, to be presented during the symposium through panels and short-talks. Each submission will receive at least two reviews. Accepted abstracts will be published in the general proceedings of the AISB Conference, with the proviso that at least ONE author attends the symposium, in person.