Artificial Intelligence and the Social Sciences and Humanities
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is impacting every area of our lives, from the technologies in our homes, to the presence of AI in every employment sector, to AI in the political arena and the changing nature of warfare. Developments in AI throw up momentous intellectual, ethical and moral challenges, questions which philosophers, lawyers, psychologists and others in the social sciences and the humanities are best placed to contend with. The creativity, analytical rigour and critical thinking of social science and humanities scholarship is essential to ensure that with the continuing advancement of technology, key values such as equality, democracy, and justice are upheld.
The aim of this collection is to explore the social, cultural, and ethical implications of AI. The collection takes an interdisciplinary approach, spotlighting the latest thinking in scholarship that connects AI to the social sciences and humanities. The range of article types offered by Open Research Europe - research articles, reviews, case studies, data notes, method articles, essays, software tools, and more - facilitates the dissemination of all research outputs as openly and quickly as possible.
Potential topics include but are not limited to:
- Impact of AI on society and social life
- Ethical questions raised by AI
- AI and human rights
- AI, power and politics
- AI and the law
- Art, music, literature and AI
- AI and care
- AI and work/industry/the economy
- Automated/ AI assisted scholarship
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Nikolaos D. Tantaroudas, Ilias Karachalios, Andrew J. McCrackenFunders: Horizon EuropePeer reviewers: Jahanara Akter, Xiang-Wu Yan, petros chavulaPublished: July 28, 2026
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Method ArticleAwaiting peer reviewAuthors: Evaldas Bružė, R. Andrew Paskauskas, Raminta Matulytė, Giedrė Sabaliauskaitė, Tomas LavišiusFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: No information providedPublished: June 18, 2026
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Case StudyPeer review process completedAuthors: Stefano Vrizzi, Alberto Arturo Vergani, Laura State, Filippo Galli, Amric Trudel, Sara MazzucatoFunders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), Horizon Europe, Erasmus+Peer reviewers: FEI POR, Febblina Daryanes, Louis Robert Sison, Rajiansyah RajiansyahPublished: May 22, 2026
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Giedre Sabaliauskaite, R. Andrew Paskauskas, Evaldas Bružė, Raminta Matulytė, Tomas LavišiusFunders: Horizon 2020, Industrial LeadershipPeer reviewers: Aryendra Dalal, Florentina-Loredana Dragomir-Constantin, Hewa Majeed Zangana, Stefka SchmidPublished: March 28, 2026
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Nikolaos D. Tantaroudas, Andrew J. McCracken, Ilias Karachalios, Evangelos PapatheouFunders: Horizon EuropePeer reviewers: Daniel Cabeza-Campillo, Diego Resende FariaPublished: June 13, 2026
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Nikolaos D. Tantaroudas, Andrew J. McCracken, Ilias Karachalios, Evangelos PapatheouFunders: Horizon EuropePeer reviewers: Célia Tavares, Deepthi P SPublished: March 10, 2026
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Melissa Terras, Bettina Anzinger, Paul Gooding, Günter Mühlberger, Michaela Prien, Joe Nockels, C. Annemieke Romein, Andy Stauder, Florian StauderFunders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020Peer reviewers: R. Trebor Scholz, Thibault CléricePublished: October 7, 2025
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Fabio Morea, Alberto Soraci, Domenico De StefanoFunders: Horizon EuropePeer reviewers: Andreas Olympios, Chanel Handoko, Laila ZEMITEPublished: August 7, 2025
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EssayRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Ingvild Bode, Hendrik HuelssFunders: European Research Council (ERC), Excellent Science, Horizon 2020Peer reviewers: Damian Tuset Varela, Haekal Al Asyari, Marijn Hoijtink, Marion Laurence, Max LeschPublished: March 11, 2024
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Marianne Gunderson, Ragnhild Solberg, Linda Kronman, Gabriele De Seta, Jill Walker RettbergFunders: European Research Council (ERC), Excellent Science, Horizon 2020Peer reviewers: Anastasia Salter, Kristin Veel, Susana ToscaPublished: March 15, 2024
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Shawn Graham, Donna Yates, Ahmed El-RobyFunders: European Research Council (ERC), Excellent Science, Horizon 2020Peer reviewers: Dante ABATE, Martin BergerPublished: June 20, 2023
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Samuel Danzon-ChambaudFunders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)Peer reviewers: Julian Maitra, Nathalie Pignard-CheynelPublished: November 1, 2023
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Katie A. Riddoch, Emily S. CrossFunders: European Research Council (ERC), Excellent Science, Horizon 2020Peer reviewers: Alejandro Galvez-Pol, Francesco BossiPublished: February 21, 2023
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EssayPeer review process completedAuthors: Katherine Quezada-Tavarez, Lidia Dutkiewicz, Noémie KrackFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges, Industrial LeadershipPeer reviewers: Dimitra Georgiou, Oya BeyanPublished: November 23, 2022
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Method ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Ruud Hortensius, Bishakha Chaudhury, Martin Hoffmann, Emily CrossFunders: European Research Council (ERC), Excellent Science, Horizon 2020Peer reviewers: Eiichi Yoshdia, Hoang-Long Cao, Merel KeijsersPublished: August 16, 2022
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Konstantinos C. Apostolakis, Nikolaos Dimitriou, George Margetis, Stavroula Ntoa, Dimitrios Tzovaras, Constantine StephanidisFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Anastasios DELOPOULOS, Stylianos ASTERIADISPublished: January 21, 2022
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EssayRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Anais Resseguier, Rowena RodriguesFunders: Horizon 2020, Science with and for SocietyPeer reviewers: Marcello Ienca, Mathieu Corteel, Nathalie GrandjeanPublished: December 13, 2021
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Systematic ReviewPeer review process completedAuthors: Samuel Danzon-ChambaudFunders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)Peer reviewers: Colin Porlezza, Jessica KunertPublished: March 24, 2021