LLMs as a New Species: Revolutionary Perspectives on AI, Innovation, and Socio-Technical Ecosystems [AoM Session #13855]
And now, for something completely different! We invite macro and micro scholars from all backgrounds and research foci to join us for a AoM PDW dedicated to exploring exciting new avenues related to the organizational and managerial impacts of AI.
Although the primary sponsors of this PDW are TIM, ENT, OMT and CTO, conference attendees from ALL Divisions and Interest Groups are welcome to participate in the session, which will be held: Friday, Jul 31 2026, from 1:15PM - 3:15PM ET at the Loews Hotel in Washington B [3rd Floor].
This PDW will explore how large language models may be theorized beyond conventional frames of automation, augmentation, and decision support. In particular, we will consider whether LLMs can be understood as a distinct class of socio-technical cognitive actors, and what this perspective means for innovation, organizing, coordination, governance, and human–AI collaboration.
The session includes two parts: a panel discussion with the Guest Editors of a forthcoming Technovation Special Issue, followed by interactive paper development roundtables. Participants are welcome to attend the full PDW even if they do not submit an abstract. [The Technovations Special Issue Call can be accessed HERE]
Submission Requirements for the Paper Development Roundtables
- A brief (1–3 pages) outline of your research question(s), brainstorms, theoretical framing, and (if applicable) empirical context
- Your CV -- so we can customize the session based on individuals' backgrounds.
Deadline: Please upload your submissions HERE by July 15th 11:59 pm EDT
Notification of acceptance: July 22, 2026
Please see the attached flyer for further details. Questions can be directed to Miles Yang at miles.yang@mq.edu.au or Rick Hunt at rickhunt@vt.edu.
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Ying (Candy) Lu
Macquarie University
Sydney NSW
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