[CogSci] Call for Papers: AI Conversational Agents and Human Flourishing (TMB Special Issue)

[Andree HARTANTO]

SMU Classification: Restricted

Dear Colleagues,

Louis Tay and I are delighted to announce a forthcoming special issue of Technology, Mind, and Behavior (TMB) titled "AI Conversational Agents and Human Flourishing." We are deeply grateful to Richard Landers, Editor of TMB, for his support in developing this special issue.

Full Call: https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/tmb/ai-conversational-agents-human-flourishing

Summary: Artificial intelligence (AI) conversational agents (CAs) have become increasingly woven into the fabric of everyday life. They now serve as guides, companions, teachers, and mentors. As these systems take on more social, educational, clinical, and organizational roles, they raise a set of urgent and interrelated questions: How can AI CAs be designed to enhance rather than erode human flourishing? How should humans approach their use and integration into daily life? What design principles and user factors shape their impact? And what are the long-term personal and interpersonal consequences of sustained engagement with AI systems? This special issue aims to advance an interdisciplinary research agenda from a psychological lens, exploring how AI conversational agents influence human flourishing in its fullest sense.

Ideal papers for this special issue will be empirical studies that examine interactions with AI CAs and consequences on human flourishing. We view human flourishing broadly, and it includes cognitive, motivational, socioemotional, moral, career, and well-being outcomes.

The manuscript submission deadline will be February 28, 2026 (by midnight U.S. Eastern time). The goal is to publish this special issue in December 2026.

Sincerely,

Andree Hartanto, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
Lee Kong Chian Fellow | ResWORK Fellow
Singapore Management University
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