Special Issue on Socially Interactive Agents: Ethics and Discrimination

Join the conversation on the ethics of socially interactive agents and their impact on discrimination. Submit your work to this special issue and contribute to the development of SIAs that combat stereotypes and biases.

Join the conversation on the ethics of socially interactive agents and their impact on discrimination. This special issue invites researchers to explore the risks and benefits of these agents in preventing stereotypes and biases.

With a focus on multimodal interaction, this issue aims to gather high-quality contributions from researchers worldwide. Topics include the present and prospective risks and benefits of SIAs, guidelines for their behavior and use, and the study of socio-cultural biases behind such guidelines.

Don’t miss this opportunity to contribute to the development of SIAs that combat discrimination. Submit your work and be part of this important discussion.

• Abstract submission due: 2 April 2025
• Article submission due: 15 April 2025
• Review due: 15 May 2025
• Final version due: 15 June 2025
• Publication: September 2025

Tags: Socially Interactive Agents, Ethics, Discrimination, Multimodal Interaction, Machine Learning, Human-Computer Interaction, Natural Language Processing, Psychology, Education