Contribute to Industry Voices

aiautomatein welcomes informed perspectives from founders, executives, technology leaders, engineers, practitioners, researchers, academics and specialists working across enterprise AI, automation, intelligent systems, data infrastructure, security, governance and technology adoption.

Contributed work is published through Industry Voices, aiautomatein’s editorial programme for perspectives from people with direct professional, technical, research or operating experience in the subjects we cover.

We are particularly interested in contributions that bring experience, evidence and informed judgment to questions affecting enterprise technology.

Submissions are considered on editorial merit, relevance, originality and value to aiautomatein readers. Submission does not guarantee publication.

What we look for

The strongest contributions offer more than an overview of a subject. They bring a perspective that comes from having built, deployed, governed, researched, evaluated or worked directly with the technology or business issue being discussed.

Relevant contributions may:

draw lessons from real implementations, deployments or operating environments;
examine an important architecture, implementation or governance decision;
identify a risk, constraint or trade-off that deserves greater attention;
present an informed argument on an emerging enterprise technology issue;
challenge an established assumption with evidence or professional experience;
explain what succeeded, what failed and what others can learn from it;
interpret a current technology development from a specialist perspective;
connect technical developments with their operational or business implications;
introduce a useful framework for evaluating a complex decision;
contribute original observations from research or professional practice.

We value a clear thesis and substantive reasoning more than broad commentary.

Areas of coverage

Contributions should fall within, or meaningfully intersect with, one or more of aiautomatein’s editorial domains.

Intelligent Automation

Enterprise automation, RPA, workflows, enterprise operations, finance and back-office AI, document processing, OCR and intelligent document processing.

AI Agents & Enterprise AI

Autonomous systems, AI agents, generative AI applications, multi-agent systems, agent architecture, enterprise deployment, human oversight and operational AI.

AI Governance, Security & Trust

AI cybersecurity, governance and assurance, privacy, access control, accountability, compliance, safety, risk and enterprise trust.

Data, Infrastructure & AI Platforms

Data pipelines, MLOps, AI infrastructure, cloud systems, platforms, deployment architecture and technologies supporting enterprise AI.

AI in Industries

The application of AI across sectors including healthcare, financial services and legal technology, as well as other industries where AI interacts with regulation, professional judgment and business operations.

Subjects that cross several domains are welcome. Final classification is determined during the editorial process.

How contributed work is published

Industry Voices identifies the source of the perspective rather than functioning as a separate article format.

An accepted contribution may therefore be published as an Article, Insight, Feature or another appropriate aiautomatein editorial format, while also appearing within Industry Voices.

Articles

Structured examinations of technology, architecture, implementation, operating models or enterprise practices.

Insights

Focused arguments and observations centred on a defined technology, business, governance or operational question.

Features

Deeper examinations supported by substantial evidence, professional experience, technical detail or analysis.

Current-development perspectives

Where appropriate, aiautomatein may consider expert analysis connected to a recent industry or technology development when the contribution adds substantive interpretation rather than restating an announcement.

Company announcements and routine requests for news coverage should be directed separately to the editorial team.

Length

There is no rigid word count.

Most Industry Voices contributions are likely to fall between approximately 900 and 1,800 words, although a subject may justify a shorter or longer treatment.

Depth, clarity and editorial value are more important than meeting a prescribed length.

Editorial perspective and commercial references

Industry Voices is intended for informed professional perspectives rather than promotional material.

Contributors may discuss their own organisations, products, technologies or professional experience where they are genuinely relevant to the argument.

The central value of the article, however, should extend beyond the promotion of a particular company, service or product.

Case studies and first-hand examples from a contributor’s own organisation are welcome where they help illuminate a broader enterprise technology question.

Material relationships relevant to the subject should be disclosed to the editorial team.

Material we generally do not accept

aiautomatein is unlikely to publish:

press releases repackaged as commentary;
product announcements presented as independent analysis;
overt promotional or sales-led material;
submissions created primarily for backlink acquisition;
articles dominated by references to the contributor’s company or product;
generic product feature summaries;
SEO-led articles without a substantive editorial argument;
broad introductory pieces that add little to established knowledge;
unsupported predictions or assertions;
fabricated statistics, quotations, sources or case studies;
material substantially derived from existing articles without meaningful original analysis;
undisclosed advertorial material;
plagiarised or improperly attributed work;
submissions made under an individual’s name without that person’s approval;
fully or substantially AI-generated articles presented as the contributor’s own expert analysis.

We may also decline a strong submission where aiautomatein has recently published substantially similar analysis.

Originality and previous publication

We prefer contributions that have not previously been published in full elsewhere.

If substantially the same work has appeared on a corporate website, personal website, newsletter, LinkedIn, another publication or another public channel, please disclose this when submitting it.

Previously published material may occasionally be considered where the contributor retains the appropriate rights and the article offers sufficient scope for a new or substantially revised treatment.

Contributors must have the right to submit all material provided to aiautomatein.

Where an agency, communications team or representative coordinates a submission, aiautomatein may confirm authorship and approval directly with the named contributor.

Evidence and sourcing

Contributors remain responsible for the accuracy of their work.

Claims involving statistics, research findings, regulation, technical behaviour, security events, market data, quotations or other externally verifiable information should be supported by credible sources.

Where possible:

cite original research or primary sources;
link to official documentation, regulatory material or original announcements;
identify the source and relevant date of statistics;
distinguish independently established information from vendor claims;
attribute statements and claims made by third parties;
identify hypothetical examples clearly;
distinguish estimates, interpretations and forecasts from established facts.

aiautomatein may request additional sourcing or clarification during editorial review.

Sources and citations that cannot be verified may result in a submission being declined.

First-hand experience and confidential information

Professional experience is particularly valuable to Industry Voices.

Contributors should, however, ensure that they are authorised to discuss any information contained in the submission.

Please do not provide:

confidential employer information;
protected client information;
trade secrets;
personally identifiable information;
material covered by a non-disclosure agreement;
information you are otherwise not authorised to publish.

Where an organisation, customer or deployment needs to remain anonymous, inform the editorial team and identify any details that have been changed or withheld.

Embargoed information should only be provided where the terms have first been agreed with aiautomatein.

Conflicts of interest and disclosure

Professional or commercial involvement with a subject does not prevent someone from contributing to Industry Voices.

Relevant relationships should, however, be disclosed.

These may include:

employment;
ownership or investment;
board or advisory positions;
consulting relationships;
client relationships;
partnerships;
other material financial or professional interests.

Where appropriate, aiautomatein may include a disclosure with the published contribution.

Transparency allows readers to assess an argument with the appropriate context.

Use of generative AI

As a publication focused on AI and enterprise technology, aiautomatein recognises that contributors may use AI tools as part of contemporary research and writing workflows.

AI tools may be used for supporting activities such as:

organising notes;
exploring an outline;
language refinement;
research assistance;
testing questions or arguments;
coding or analytical assistance.

The intellectual contribution, professional judgment and substantive argument must remain the author’s own.

We do not accept fully or substantially AI-generated articles presented as original expert contributions.

Where generative AI has played a material role in developing the text, analysis, code, research or visuals, contributors should disclose that use to the editorial team.

The named author remains responsible for every factual claim, citation, quotation, technical statement and conclusion in the submitted work.

AI-generated output should not be treated as a source.

Author information

Please provide the following with your submission:

full name;
current professional title;
organisation or affiliation, where relevant;
short professional biography;
professional profile or personal website;
relevant company or product links;
professional headshot, where available;
email address for editorial correspondence.

The email address used for editorial correspondence will not ordinarily be displayed publicly.

Author biographies may be edited for length, consistency and relevance.

Images, diagrams and other visual material

Contributors are not required to provide a featured image. aiautomatein may create or select visual material appropriate to the published article.

If you provide photographs, diagrams, charts, screenshots or other visual assets, you must have the necessary rights to permit their publication.

Please identify, where applicable:

the creator or owner;
original source;
relevant licence;
permission obtained;
use of generative AI in creating or materially modifying the visual.

Providing a link to an image does not by itself establish permission to republish it.

aiautomatein may choose not to use submitted visual material.

Pitching a contribution

You may submit either a proposed contribution or a completed manuscript.

For a proposed contribution, a concise pitch should normally include:

Proposed subject or working title

What do you intend to examine?

Central argument

What is the principal point or conclusion?

Relevance

Why is this subject important to an enterprise technology audience now?

Distinctive contribution

What knowledge, evidence, experience or interpretation does the piece add?

Author perspective

What professional, technical, research or operating experience informs the contribution?

Supporting evidence

What examples, data, research or sources are likely to support the argument?

Relevant disclosure

Identify any material relationship with organisations, technologies or products discussed.

Author details

Include your name, role, organisation, short biography and professional profile.

A completed manuscript may be submitted instead where the contribution has already been developed.

Clean Word documents, Google Docs or straightforward text documents are preferable to heavily designed files.

Editorial review

Submissions are reviewed for fit with aiautomatein’s coverage, editorial standards and existing body of work.

Following review, the editorial team may:

proceed with the contribution;
request clarification;
request additional evidence or sourcing;
suggest a narrower or revised angle;
request editorial revisions;
recommend another publishing format;
decline the submission.

A request for revision should not be taken as a guarantee of publication.

Final publication decisions remain with aiautomatein.

For time-sensitive contributions, please identify the relevant timing when submitting the proposal.

Editing and publication

Accepted contributions are edited to maintain consistency with aiautomatein’s editorial standards.

Editorial changes may include:

headline and standfirst;
section headings;
structure and sequencing;
grammar and style;
repetition and length;
links and citations;
formatting;
metadata;
excerpt;
categories and tags;
featured image.

Relevant contextual or internal links may also be added.

Where an editorial change would materially alter the contributor’s argument or intended meaning, we will normally seek confirmation before publication.

aiautomatein retains final editorial control over headline, presentation, classification, metadata, publication date and placement.

Corrections and updates

If a contributor identifies a factual error after publication, please notify the editorial team promptly.

aiautomatein may correct, clarify or update published material where appropriate.

Material corrections may be identified for readers when warranted.

Published contributions ordinarily remain part of the aiautomatein editorial archive.

Requests involving substantive legal, privacy, safety or accuracy concerns will be considered individually.

Professional biographies and current role information may be updated independently of the original contribution where appropriate.

Copyright and republication

Unless different terms are agreed in writing, contributors retain copyright in their original work while granting aiautomatein permission to edit, publish, display, distribute, archive and promote the accepted contribution through aiautomatein channels.

We ask contributors to provide aiautomatein with a 30-day first-publication period before publishing the full article elsewhere.

Contributors may share the aiautomatein article and quote short excerpts immediately after publication.

After the first-publication period, the article may be republished elsewhere provided that:

the contributor has the right to do so;
the republished version identifies aiautomatein as the place of first publication;
the original aiautomatein article is linked.

Alternative arrangements may be agreed before publication where appropriate.

Contributor fees and commercial arrangements

aiautomatein does not currently pay contributor fees for unsolicited Industry Voices submissions.

Where aiautomatein commissions a contribution or agrees another paid arrangement, the scope, fee and applicable terms will be agreed separately and in writing before the work proceeds.

Industry Voices remains an editorial programme. Payment by a company or organisation does not secure publication within Industry Voices.

Sponsored content, branded content and other commercial partnerships are managed separately and identified accordingly.

Commercial relationships with aiautomatein do not guarantee acceptance of an Industry Voices submission or influence independent editorial decisions.

Attribution

Accepted contributions are published under the contributor’s name.

The published page may include:

professional biography;
current affiliation;
profile photograph;
relevant professional, company or product links;
publication date;
domain and subdomain classifications;
applicable aiautomatein editorial format;
Industry Voices identification.

A contribution can therefore remain part of the relevant editorial domain and content format while also appearing within the Industry Voices collection.

Submit a contribution

If you have professional experience, research or a perspective relevant to the technologies and enterprise questions covered by aiautomatein, we welcome your proposal.

Submit a Contribution →

Please include the proposed subject, a short description of the argument and your professional background. A completed manuscript may also be submitted where available.

These guidelines may be revised as aiautomatein’s contributor programme develops.