The Need for Humanities and Social Science Approaches to AI

A conversation about AI, publishing, and ethics

Posted on June 18, 2025 in Podcasts

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What can we learn by applying a humanities and social sciences (HSS) perspective to generative AI? This question is central to a recent episode of Choice’s podcast, The Authority File. We are joined by Anil Chandy, VP of Humanities, Social Sciences Books & Focus Projects at Springer Nature, to discuss, among other things:

  • How HSS disciplines regarded AI before and after ChatGPT’s launch
  • Current publishing guidelines on AI
  • Benefits and concerns of integrating AI into publishing
  • Why HSS approaches to this technology are important

Listen now to the first part of this conversation:

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About the guest:

Anil Chandy
VP of Humanities, Social Sciences Books & Focus Projects
Springer Nature

Anil Chandy is VP of Humanities, Social Sciences Books & Focus Projects at Springer Nature and Managing Director of Springer Nature’s Singapore office. He leads an international editorial team publishing over 5000 academic titles annually in all humanities, social sciences, business and management, economics, politics, international relations and law under the Springer and Palgrave Macmillan imprints as well as the German language imprints of Springer Gabler, Springer VS and JB Metzler. Apart from leading commissioning and publishing teams, Anil has also managed technology and data teams involved in software development and workflow solutions for Springer Nature. Prior to joining Springer Nature, he worked at Sage, OUP and Deloitte Consulting. Anil is a member of the Board of Directors of the Copyright, Licensing Administration Society of Singapore and also a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.

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