Plenary and Moderated Discussion: The Rise of the Machines

While Generative AI gets closer to peak expectations on the hype cycle, automation and machine learning have long been a feature of scholarly communications. However, the explosive growth in capabilities (and expectations) over the last year has started to reshape our visions of the future of our industry. Will automation inexorably take over every aspect of publishing, and what roles will humans continue to play in this tech-driven future? Join our panel of experts for a discussion about how AI may profoundly change what we do and how we do it, as we look up from current experimentation to debate where we're heading.

Publication Date

2024 June

46th Annual Meeting

45

"Inflection Point: Setting the Course for the Future of Scholarly Communication" Huge growth in proposals and publications, a greater focus on researchers as both author and reader, evolving open access publishing models, and the urgent need for equity and inclusion are disrupting traditional publishing infrastructure and processes. In addition, the explosive capabilities of artificial intelligence will likely disrupt every facet of scholarly communication, but represent both opportunities and threats. We are at an inflection point—our decisions will determine both the value we deliver as an industry, as well as the values we reflect as a community.