A Call for a Values-Guided Agenda for Artificial Intelligence-Mediated Information Systems Scholarship

Authors

• Monideepa Tarafdar, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow
• Michel Avital, Copenhagen Business SchoolFollow
• Andrew Burton-Jones, Johns Hopkins UniversityFollow
• Ojelanki Ngwenyama, Toronto Metropolitan UniversityFollow
• Frantz Rowe, Nantes University / Institut Universitaire de FranceFollow
• Sunil Mithas, University of South FloridaFollow

Abstract

This editorial calls for a values-guided approach to AI-mediated IS scholarship. By AI-mediated IS scholarship, we refer to IS scholars’ use of AI applications in their research activities. We first describe AI-mediated IS scholarship and its link to scholarly values. Next, we briefly describe the ethical, epistemic, relational, and disciplinary values that have traditionally informed the work of IS scholars. Then, we explain how AI-mediated scholarship can strengthen and weaken these values, stressing the importance of not only espoused values but also enacted values and values work. We conclude by offering a values-guided agenda for our field.

Recommended Citation

Tarafdar, Monideepa; Avital, Michel; Burton-Jones, Andrew; Ngwenyama, Ojelanki; Rowe, Frantz; and Mithas, Sunil (2026) "A Call for a Values-Guided Agenda for Artificial Intelligence-Mediated Information Systems Scholarship," Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 27(6), 1296-1310.
DOI: 10.17705/1jais.01027
Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/jais/vol27/iss6/10

DOI

10.17705/1jais.01027