How Publishers Are Building AI Regulation—and Who They’re Looking to for Guidance
Sponsored by Springer Nature
Recorded on 06/11/2025
Posted in The Authority File
Episode 429
In the second episode of this four-part series, we look at regulation strategies for AI technology with our guest Anil Chandy, VP of Humanities, Social Sciences Books & Focus Projects at Springer Nature. First, Anil provides an overview of how publishers are building AI guidelines and what nonprofit organizations or government agencies they’re looking to for guidance. As he points out, balancing directives from national leadership, local universities, and fellow publishers requires connecting with multiple stakeholders and staying abreast of recent developments from organizations like STM and COPE. Next, Anil underscores the need for those creating regulation to listen to all sectors of the scholarly communication lifecycle. Looking particularly at the vantage point of librarians, Anil highlights their unique outlook on user behavior, student privacy, and AI literacy. To close, Anil reflects on how HSS disciplines offer valuable perspectives on the societal implications of AI, including on bias and ethical use.
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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.
Enjoy the conversation? Listen to the rest of the series:
- Why Humanities and Social Sciences Matter for Today’s AI Landscape
- Balancing AI Applications in Publishing with Human Oversight
- How Academic Libraries and HSS Can Shape AI Policy
Check out our previous series with Springer Nature:
– Springer Nature’s Adoption and Scale of the SDGs
– Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals
– Introducing Nature Mental Health
– Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) & Ethics
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