Advisory Board of AI Advances (ABAA)
Strategic guidance for the AI Advances publishing community
The current ABAA members are:
AI Advances was launched in May 2023 with a mission to democratize access to artificial intelligence by providing a platform for researchers, practitioners, students, and independent writers to exchange ideas and share knowledge.
As the publication grew, AI Advances was selected to participate in Medium’s Boost Nomination Pilot program, giving our editors the opportunity to identify exceptional stories for consideration by Medium’s curation team. We are also proud to have been ranked №3 by Medium among its “20 great publications for academic writers.”
In June 2024, AI Advances transitioned to a governance model overseen by an advisory board composed of contributing writers committed to the publication’s quality, direction, and collaborative growth.
In September 2026, our publishing community expanded with the launch of AI Advances Briefs, a sister publication designed for concise, focused, high-quality writing. While AI Advances primarily serves as our flagship home for substantive and long-form articles, AI Advances Briefs gives shorter ideas, perspectives, technical explanations, and analyses a dedicated home.
The two publications are managed by the same editorial team, draw from the same community of writers, and share the same mission and editorial standards.
The Advisory Board of AI Advances now provides strategic guidance for both AI Advances and AI Advances Briefs.
What is the Advisory Board of AI Advances (ABAA)?
The Advisory Board of AI Advances (ABAA) helps guide the long-term direction of the AI Advances publishing community and supports the quality, relevance, and sustainability of both AI Advances and AI Advances Briefs.
The Board consists of contributing writers who volunteer their time, experience, and professional perspectives to help our publications grow.
ABAA members play several important roles:
- Provide strategic advice on the scope, direction, positioning, and policies of both AI Advances and AI Advances Briefs.
- Help ensure that our publications continue to meet the needs of readers and remain relevant as artificial intelligence rapidly evolves.
- Uphold strong editorial and ethical standards and help preserve the reputation of the AI Advances community.
- Suggest topics, identify emerging trends, and recommend potential contributors.
- Provide feedback on publication performance and identify opportunities for improvement, expansion, and collaboration.
- Advise the editorial team on the relationship and positioning of AI Advances and AI Advances Briefs.
- Help the publications adapt to changes in Medium’s publishing ecosystem.
- Leverage professional networks to promote our publications, attract high-quality submissions, and expand the visibility of our writers.
- Serve as a resource for the editorial team by offering expertise, perspective, guidance, and support.
The Board focuses primarily on long-term strategy and governance, while day-to-day submission review and publishing decisions remain the responsibility of the editorial team.
From Boost Nominations to the Editor Partner Program
AI Advances is proud of its history as a participant in Medium’s former Boost Nomination Program.
During that era, our editors reviewed and nominated exceptional stories for consideration by Medium’s internal curation team. Participation in the program helped establish a rigorous editorial culture within AI Advances and reinforced our commitment to identifying original, substantive, and engaging writing.
In June 2026, Medium discontinued the editor-nomination portion of the Boost program and introduced the Editor Partner Program, representing a new model for supporting the work of publication editors.
Boost itself continues to be determined by Medium’s curation system, but publication editors no longer nominate individual stories for Boost consideration.
Accordingly, Boost nomination is no longer a responsibility of either the Advisory Board or our managing editors.
Our philosophy, however, has not changed.
We continue to seek work that demonstrates originality, insight, expertise, personality, and craftsmanship — and to use our editorial judgment and publishing network to help exceptional work reach a wider audience.
Advisory Board Meetings
As our governance model has matured, the Advisory Board has transitioned from frequent operational meetings to a more strategic role.
Beginning in 2026, ABAA will normally meet once each year, with additional communication occurring as needed.
The annual meeting provides an opportunity to:
- Review the performance and direction of both publications.
- Discuss major changes within Medium and the broader publishing environment.
- Evaluate the positioning of AI Advances and AI Advances Briefs.
- Discuss editorial standards and emerging areas of AI.
- Identify strategic priorities for the coming year.
- Consider opportunities for community growth, partnerships, and outreach.
Meetings are held virtually and scheduled with consideration for members’ availability.
Interested in Joining the Advisory Board?
We welcome interest from experienced contributors who care about the future of the AI Advances community.
ABAA membership is limited so that the Board can remain an engaged and effective group. If no position is currently available, qualified applicants may be placed on our candidate list and contacted when an opening arises.
Please fill out the ABAA form here.
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Some of the questions we may ask include:
- Have you reviewed the roles and responsibilities of ABAA members?
- Are you willing to participate in our annual Advisory Board meeting?
- Can we feature your name, title, and affiliation on our Advisory Board page?
- Please provide a link to one of the most influential articles you have published with AI Advances or AI Advances Briefs.
- Please provide a link to your résumé, professional website, or LinkedIn profile.
- What perspectives, professional experience, or expertise would you bring to the Board?
- How would you like to contribute to the future development of the AI Advances community?
We recognize that our members’ time is valuable and appreciate any meaningful contribution they are able to make.
Editorial Leadership
Responsibilities of the Editor-in-Chief (EIC)
The Editor-in-Chief oversees both AI Advances and AI Advances Briefs and works closely with the Advisory Board and managing editors.
Responsibilities include:
- Working with ABAA to define the vision, goals, scope, and long-term strategy of the AI Advances publishing community.
- Maintaining editorial integrity and quality across both publications.
- Ensuring that published content is relevant, substantive, accurate, and aligned with our mission of democratizing access to AI.
- Organizing and facilitating the annual ABAA meeting.
- Leading and coordinating the editorial team.
- Maintaining an efficient submission-review and publication workflow.
- Determining how articles are best distributed between AI Advances and AI Advances Briefs based on their scope, length, and format.
- Resolving ethical concerns, conflicts of interest, and significant editorial issues.
- Engaging with the broader AI community to attract high-quality submissions and foster collaboration.
- Identifying emerging topics and trends that should be represented in our publications.
- Working with editors to identify stories deserving additional visibility through Editors’ Picks, homepage placement, newsletters, LinkedIn, X, and other promotional channels.
- Guiding the publications as Medium introduces new editorial programs, tools, and policies.
Responsibilities of Managing Editors
Managing editors support the operation of both AI Advances and AI Advances Briefs.
Their responsibilities include:
- Reviewing submissions within their fields of expertise.
- Evaluating originality, writing quality, relevance, and reader value.
- Communicating with authors regarding revisions when appropriate.
- Helping determine whether a submission is better suited to AI Advances or AI Advances Briefs.
- Working with the EIC and other editors to maintain consistent editorial standards across both publications.
- Identifying exceptional stories for Editors’ Picks and other forms of promotion.
- Helping discover promising writers and encourage future submissions.
- Supporting the publications’ participation in Medium’s evolving editorial ecosystem, including the Editor Partner Program where applicable.
- Contributing ideas for improving editorial processes, reader engagement, and community growth.
Interested in Becoming a Managing Editor?
We greatly appreciate the interest we continue to receive from writers and professionals who would like to join our editorial team.
At this time, all managing editor positions are filled, and we are not actively adding additional editors.
However, we welcome applications from qualified candidates who would like to be considered in the future.
Please fill out the managing editor application form here.
New applications will be added to our editor waitlist, and we will contact candidates when an appropriate position becomes available.
Applying does not guarantee a future appointment, and there is no need to follow up individually regarding your waitlist status. When additional editorial capacity is needed, we will review candidates based on the needs of both publications and their areas of expertise.
Some of the information we ask for includes:
- Have you reviewed the responsibilities of managing editors?
- What are your areas of expertise?
- What experience do you have reviewing, editing, or evaluating written work?
- Please provide a link to an influential article in your area of expertise.
- Please provide a link to your résumé, professional website, or LinkedIn profile.
- What would you bring to the editorial community of AI Advances and AI Advances Briefs?
Current Editorial Team
Andy, Penn State University
Expertise: Computer Science, Economics
andy@aiadvances.orgEvan, Bucknell University
Expertise: Finance
evan@aiadvances.orgLarry, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Expertise: Data Science, Environmental Engineering
larry@aiadvances.org
The Advisory Board previously met on June 6, September 14, and December 17, 2024, and February 22, 2025. As our governance structure has evolved, ABAA will now transition to an annual meeting schedule, allowing the Board to concentrate on long-term strategy while the editorial team manages the daily operations of both publications.
What began with a single publication in 2023 has grown into a broader community of writers, editors, advisors, and readers centered around a shared goal: making knowledge about artificial intelligence more accessible to everyone.
We are grateful to every Advisory Board member, editor, writer, and reader who has helped build this community.
Thank you for supporting AI Advances and AI Advances Briefs.
