These 30 people are navigating AI’s impact on academic publishing from the front lines. Whether they’re technologists experimenting with new workflows, librarians exploring new research assistants, or commentators tracking industry shifts, they’re openly documenting what works, what doesn’t, and what’s coming next. This living list captures people actively wrestling with these changes and writing about them as they happen. Who would you add?
1: Technologists and Technology Companies with a significant focus on AI
Adam Day – CEO and Founder, Clear Skies. Latest developments with Clear Skies and insightful data science posts about detecting problematic papers. 🔗 Medium Blog: https://medium.com/@clearskiesadam
Adam Hyde – Technologist, inventor, social entrepreneur. Vibecoding, open source, AI, and publishing. 🔗 Robots Cooking Blog: https://www.robotscooking.com/
Hong Zhou, PhD, MBA – Senior Director of AI Product Management, Wiley. AI in scholarly publishing. 🔗 Scholarly Kitchen Blog: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/author/hongzhou/
Ian Mulvany – Chief Technology Officer, BMJ. Technology in healthcare publishing, often links to interesting AI-related articles. 🔗 Blog: https://world.hey.com/ian.mulvany
Stuart Leitch – Chief Technology Officer, Silverchair. Occasional posts on AI-related developments at Silverchair. 🔗 Silverchair Blog: https://www.silverchair.com/blog/
2: Trends and Thinking Around Technology and AI
Avi Staiman🎗️ – Founder and CEO, Academic Language Experts. AI in research workflows. Strong views on publisher AI policies. 🔗 Scholarly Kitchen Blog: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/author/avi-staiman/
Chirag Jay Patel – Head of Sales (Americas), Cactus Global. Tools and trends in scholarly publishing; often covers AI-related areas. 🔗 Substack: https://chiragjaypatel.substack.com/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaypatel-ai-nlp-sdg-publishing/
Chris Leonard – Director of Products and Strategy, CACTUS. AI and peer review. 🔗 Scalene Newsletter: https://scalene-peer-review.beehiiv.com/
David Worlock – Chief Research Fellow, Outsell. Digital transformation, open access, and AI in publishing. 🔗 Blog: https://davidworlock.com/
Helen King – Consultant. Emerging publishing technology and AI-related trends. 🔗 PubTech Radar Newsletter: https://pubtechradar.substack.com/
Laura Harvey – Consultant. Scholarly publishing trends and building GPTs for the industry. 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-harvey-b721a526/
Sabine Louët – Founder and CEO, SciencePOD. Roundup of AI news related to publishing. 🔗 Newsletter: https://sciencepod.net/ai-services/ (newsletter link at bottom of page)
Tim Vines – Founder and Project Lead, DataSeer. Occasional blogs on data, metadata, and peer review. 🔗 Scholarly Kitchen Blog: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/author/timvines/
3: Academia and Research
Emily M. Bender – Linguist/ Sociologist and Alex Hanna, Ph.D. – AI researcher. Delightfully snarky takedowns of AI hype. Including because their take is refreshingly different from everyone else’s. 🔗 Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mystery-ai-hype-theater-3000/id1690426042
Mike Caulfield – Researcher and Consultant. The SIFT toolbox and fact-checking in the AI era. 🔗 Substack: https://mikecaulfield.substack.com/
Paul Groth – Professor of Data Science, University of Amsterdam. Data provenance, integration, and knowledge systems. 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pgroth/
4: Policy, Standards, Metadata, and Copyright
Graham Lovelace – Journalist, Editor, and Media Consultant. Generative AI and its impact on human-created media. 🔗 Charting Gen AI Substack: https://grahamlovelace.substack.com/
Peter Schoppert – Director, NUS Press. Copyright and foundation models. 🔗 AI Copyright Substack: https://aicopyright.substack.com/
Thad McIlroy – Publishing Technology Analyst and Principal, The Future of Publishing. Metadata, AI, and digital marketing in publishing. 🔗 Blog: https://thefutureofpublishing.com/blog/
Todd Carpenter – Executive Director, NISO. Scholarly standards and infrastructure. 🔗 Scholarly Kitchen Blog: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/author/toddacarpenter/
5: Interesting People to Follow in Adjacent Areas
Aaron Tay – Librarian and Blogger, Singapore Management University. AI in librarianship and research tools. 🔗 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3z5zbwdbqmw2qobnb5zsfdbu 🔗 Substack: https://aarontay.substack.com/
George Walkley – Consultant. Media and publishing industry trends. 🔗 Newsletter: https://www.georgewalkley.com/newsletter/
Bohyun Kim – Associate University Librarian for IT. Library technology and innovation. 🔗 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:adlxb3h3sqyaapvtqvsogmkz
Ezra Eeman – Strategy and Innovation Director, NPO. Changing media landscape and innovation. 🔗 Wayfinder Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6888399695379521536/
Felix M. Simon – Research Fellow in AI and News, Reuters Institute. AI’s implications for news, journalism, and the public sphere. 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/felixsimon/
Florent Daudens – Press Lead, Hugging Face. AI journalism and open models. 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdaudens/
Lance Eaton, PhD – Educator, Writer, and Consultant. Higher education and AI. 🔗 Substack: https://aiedusimplified.substack.com/
Mark Riley – CEO, Mathison AI. AI and media convergence. 🔗 MediaMorph Newsletter: https://hananewsletters.beehiiv.com/
Pete Pachal – Journalist and Media Executive. AI in journalism and newsroom tech. 🔗 Media Copilot Substack: https://mediacopilot.substack.com/
