Statement on the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence
Technophany recognizes that Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have become integral to contemporary research and writing practices, including in philosophical and critical inquiry. The journal affirms that such tools can assist the production of scholarship but cannot replace the human intellect, judgment, and ethical responsibility that define philosophical authorship.
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Permissible Use
AI systems (including generative models and large language tools) may be used as auxiliary instruments: for language editing, summarization, data organization, or formatting. This is provided that their use supports rather than supplants the author’s conceptual and interpretive labor. -
Transparency
Authors must disclose any substantive use of AI in the preparation of manuscripts. Disclosures should specify the system used, the purpose of its application, and the extent of human oversight. This statement should appear either in an acknowledgments note or in a separate “AI Use Disclosure” section. -
Authorship and Accountability
AI systems cannot be listed as authors. Authorship entails intellectual contribution, critical responsibility, and ethical accountability; all of which belong uniquely to human researchers. Authors bear full responsibility for all content, including sections generated, translated, or revised with AI assistance. -
Editorial and Review Integrity
Technophany maintains that peer review and editorial decision-making are exclusively human responsibilities, judgments that must be made by the editors. While AI tools may be used to facilitate technical processes (e.g., format checking or plagiarism detection), editorial evaluation and philosophical critique will always rest with our human editors and reviewers. -
Philosophical Commitment
As a journal dedicated to the philosophy of technology, Technophany regards the use of AI as a philosophical event: a transformation in the conditions of thought and authorship. Accordingly, authors are encouraged to reflect critically on the epistemic and ethical implications of their use of AI within the broader horizon of technological mediation and human creativity.
