ROBONOMICS: The Journal of the Automated Economy

Automating knowledge work while preserving human judgement: Chat Everywhere and AI-mediated learning platforms in the automated economy

João Portugal — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0300

This article uses Chat Everywhere as a case through which to examine how generative artificial intelligence platforms can automate parts of knowledge work while keeping consequential judgement under human responsibility. In this AI co-created article, the human author provided the case material, interview-based information, article objective, journal category, literature direction and critical editorial decisions. The AI system generated the main analytical interpretation, suggested conceptual connections and drafted the central discussion, after which the human author reviewed, edited and selected the final content. The case suggests that AI-supported learning platforms are not only educational tools. They are also examples of automated knowledge-work systems that redistribute repetitive cognitive tasks, such as first feedback, diagnostic analysis, meeting documentation and practice generation. The article argues that the value of these systems depends on three conditions: bounded automation, human review and organizational oversight. It also develops design-by-incentives as a practice principle for embedding verification inside the workflow. The article contributes to discussions on the automated economy by showing how an AI-supported learning platform can be interpreted as a site where automation, human judgement and governance are negotiated in practice.

Blockchain and Metaverse Technologies in Tourism Destination Management: Their Impact on Tourism Marketing Mix and Consumer Behavior

Stelios Ioannidis — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0300

Doctoral dissertation summary

Form or Function? Early Dynamics of the Moltbook AI Social Media Network

Nigel Williams, Nicole Ferdinand — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0200

We examine emergent network structures on non-human and human populated social media in order to understand how influence can be shared in the network. We analyse the cross-platform diffusion of Moltbook, a novel Artificial Intelligence (AI) agent only Online Social Network (OSN) that generated rapid early growth. Using data from Moltbook, Bluesky and Reddit, we model the interactions as a directed graph. We then examine component growth and reciprocity using descriptive and inferential approaches to understand how an AI OSN may differ from human only OSNs. The results show that Moltbook consolidates far more rapidly and that patterns of reciprocity may be based on the nature of interactions, not merely the structure of the platform. Since rapid consolidation means that influence can spread quickly within the network, researchers in the area of information and misinformation will need to monitor these developments closely as future marketing or political campaigns may operate at a far shorter timeframe than even previous approaches promotion using automated accounts on human OSNs.

Book review of Assen, H., Cavagnaro, E., Losekoot, E. and Yeoman, I. (eds.) (2026). The Future of Hotels: Creating What’s Next. Channel View Publications. 344 pp. ISBN: 978-1-84541-970-7.

João Potugal — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0200

The Future of Hotels, edited by Hanneke Assen, Elena Cavagnaro, Erwin Losekoot and Ian Yeoman, is a multi-author volume with 18 chapters and it reads most clearly when organised around three technological strands: (1) automation and robotics in hotels, (2) datafication – personalisation, pricing, and data-driven marketing, and (3) technologies linked to design, immersion, and the hotel as a “smart” system, including sustainability. Taken together, the technology chapters offer a solid, practical basis for thinking about implementation – how these ideas can be built, integrated, and managed inside real hotel operations.

Book review of Seibt, J., Hakli, R., & Nørskov, M. (Eds.). (2026). Robophilosophy: Philosophy of, for, and by social robotics. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 489 pp. ISBN: 9780262361699

Bogdan-Constantin Ibanescu — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0300

The volume brings together fifteen excellent chapters that explore both the internal and the relational dimensions of philosophy as they pertain to social robots. By the end of the book, the reader is unlikely to leave with a fixed, ready-made position. This is one of its strengths. The volume does not seek to function as a plea for one scenario or another, nor does it advocate a single ideological stance on robotics. Rather, it offers a more rigorous and nuanced understanding of what may be expected in the coming decades, while also underlining the significance of the decisions that are already being taken in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence.

Book review of Dwivedi, Y. K., & Helal, M. Y. I. (2026). Research with AI: A Simple Step-by-Step Practical Guide. London: Independent Publishing. 258 pp. ISBN: 9798250894678

Miha Bratec — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0300

Research with AI: A Simple Step-by-Step Practical Guide offers a timely, realistic blueprint for scholars trying to navigate the massive influx of generative tools without losing their analytical depth. By treating artificial intelligence as a form of "cognitive scaffolding" rather than a substitute for human thought, the authors deliver a highly practical framework for maintaining strict scientific integrity across the entire research lifecycle.