This collection is opened to Asian Social and Ethical concerns related to AI. Asia is a large continent, with highly diverse religious and cultural systems, variations in industrial development, differing approaches to both government and governance, and unique historical and contemporary geopolitical dynamics that deserve to be treated independent of European or North American (or comparatively with African or Latin American) issues. It is also an important question because Asia is the most populated continent.
Existing studies on intercultural ethics of AI (Hongladarom and Bandasak 2024), comparative governance systems (Hine and Floridi 2024; Okuno and Okuno 2025), and postcolonial studies of AI (Ofosu-Asare 2025; Rodríguez 2025; Hassan 2023) highlight the importance of this work and the need for further studies. While comparative approaches are welcome, this topical collection seeks original research that attends specifically to the Asian context, understood both broadly across the region and within specific Asian societies. To this end, we encourage inter-cultural comparison within the Asian continent, with the special issue serving as a meta-comparative collection on Asian AI concerns. We encourage interdisciplinary approaches to studies along three broad branches: 1) philosophical and cultural considerations rooted in Asian perspectives; 2) political and social AI issues unique to specific Asian societies; 3) region-specific, trans-national challenges raised by AI.
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AI & Society: Knowledge, Culture and Communication, is an International Journal publishing refereed scholarly articles, position papers, debates, short communications, systematic...