Special Topic Series in Critical AI AI’s Cultures of Value Series Editor Michael Szalay (UC Irvine) For centuries, utopian thought has imagined machines taking over society’s dull or dangerous
SNEAK PREVIEW: LUKE FERNANDEZ’S REVIEW OF CISTON’S ET AL. “INVENTING ELIZA”
[Below, a sneak preview from a future issue of Critical AI: Luke Fernandez’s review of Inventing ELIZA: How the First Chatbot Shaped the Future of AI]
GUEST FORUM: Caitlin McDonald’s “Coaching’s Core Competencies in the Age of Generative AI.”
Coaching is defined by the International Coaching Federation as “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.” It does not specify that this partnership requires humans.
ACL CONFERENCE REPORT: MATTHEW STONE ON BATCH: TRANSDISCIPLINARY CONVERSATIONS ON HUMAN-AI FUTURES
BATCH Report By Matthew Stone Official 2026 ACL Conference Banner Critical AI helped organize a workshop at ACL 2026, BATCH: Transdisciplinary conversations on human-AI
SNEAK PREVIEW: Michael Bérubé’s “Gods and Monsters”
[Below, a sneak preview from a future issue of Critical AI: Michael Bérubé’s review essay of Webb Keane’s Animals, Robots, Gods: Adventures in the Moral Imagination and Carissa
Program for BATCH Workshop: Beyond Alignment: Transdisciplinary Conversations on Human-AI Futures
We are pleased to share the program of the BATCH Workshop, which will take place on July 4, 2026, at ACL 2026 in San Diego. We welcome all interested participants.