The Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics Workshop Proceedings is a curated collection of scholarly and applied contributions presented at the Center’s workshops and symposia. These proceedings showcase interdisciplinary work that examines how digital technologies, from artificial intelligence and algorithmic systems to cybersecurity infrastructure and social platforms, interact with legal, political, and cultural dynamics. Contributions may include position papers, early-stage research, case studies, and collaborative frameworks that explore themes such as digital governance, algorithmic accountability, epistemic trust, and the ethical challenges of emerging technologies. The proceedings aim to foster cross-sector dialogue and advance practical insight into the socio-technical systems shaping our world.

This series is sponsored by the Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics.

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Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC)*

Definitions

‘AI’ and ‘automation’ are not interchangeable - automation refers to rules-based software and includes tools like spelling and grammar checkers, whereas Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) refers to unique content created by tools using predictions made via machine learning from LLMs (large language models) or SMLs (small language models.)

This policy covers the use of AIGC, whether by authors, editors, or peer reviewers. The use of automation is not included in this policy and is permitted by Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics Workshop Proceedings.

Authorship

Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics Workshop Proceedings is in agreement with the following statement from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE):

AI tools cannot meet the requirements for authorship as they cannot take responsibility for the submitted work. As non-legal entities, they cannot assert the presence or absence of conflicts of interest nor manage copyright and license agreements.

Please review COPE’s Full statement on AI authorship.

Therefore manuscripts should not list AI tools as coauthors when submitting to Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics Workshop Proceedings.

Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics Workshop Proceedings Policy on the Use of AIGC and AI Tools

Below is outlined Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics Workshop Proceedings’s policy on the use of AIGC and AI tools for authors, editors, and peer reviewers.

Appreciating that the field of artificial intelligence is changing very rapidly and that tools are evolving at an exponential rate, the Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics Workshop Proceedings will review developments and COPE guidelines for AI use and update this policy to reflect the most current best practices. Updates will be reflected via a time-stamp on the webpage. It is expected that content will be reviewed every 6 months by the editorial board or more frequently if required.

Authors

If authors submitting to Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics Workshop Proceedings have used AIGC in any portion of a manuscript, including text, data, images, graphics, videos, citations, or translations, the tool, and its use must be described in detail in the Methods and/or Acknowledgements sections of the manuscript, including prompts used if appropriate, and the full text of the original AIGC be attached as supplemental material. AIGC tools include, but are not limited to, GPT-4, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Bard, DALL-E2, Midjourney, and other tools trained on Large Language Models (LLMs) or SMLs (small language models) that generate unique content-based on predictions. This also applies to AIGC add-ons within software offered by Microsoft, Adobe, and others, as well as online applications offered by Google, Zoom, Canva, Atlas.ti, and others.

In the submission process, authors will be asked to complete the following statement declaring any AIGC in the manuscript:

During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME TOOL / SERVICE] in order to [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the factual accuracy and originality of the material. 

Standard grammatical aid tools such as rules-based software that automate, for example, general spelling and grammar, are not considered AIGC and are not required to be listed.

If authors discover sources through the use of AI tools, they must access those sources directly in order to use and cite them in their manuscripts.

In accordance with the above COPE statement: 

• AIGC tools cannot be listed as authors. 
• As with standard manuscript submission, the author is responsible for the accuracy of all information provided by the tool.