ALife Conference AI Policy:
- An AI cannot be the coauthor of a paper
- AI usage itself is not a reason for rejection
- AI usage should be clearly disclosed in the acknowledgements, which do not count towards the page limit.
- The authors ultimately take academic responsibility for their papers, as usual.
Camera Ready Publications must follow the MIT press policy:
Policy on the use of AI tools by MIT Press authors and peer reviewers
The MIT Press does not allow artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT or large language models (LLMs) to be listed as authors of our publications. The emerging consensus of scholarly organizations, including the Committee on Publication Ethics, is that AI tools do not meet the requirements for authorship since they cannot assume ethical and legal responsibility for their work.
MIT Press authors must represent to the press and to readers that their work is original as well as responsible and scholarly in its use of material created by others. Authors who use AI tools to produce text or images/graphics, or to collect data, must inform their editors of this use and be transparent about it in their manuscripts so that readers understand the role of these tools in the development of the work.
Authors are fully responsible for the content of their manuscripts, including any portions produced by AI tools, and are liable for any ethical breaches that may result from the use of such content.
Usage of large language models or other artificial intelligence tools to assist in the peer review process is strictly prohibited.
Anti Harassment Policy
This policy is adapted from the example available from the one written and promoted by the Ada Initiative co-founders.
ALIFE 2026 is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including presentations. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference at the discretion of the conference organisers.
Harassment includes: offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion; sexual images in public spaces; deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording; sustained disruption of talks or other events; inappropriate physical contact; unwelcome sexual attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately.
We expect participants to follow these rules at all time.
If a participant engages in harassing behaviour, the conference organisers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the conference. If you are being harassed, or notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of conference staff immediately.
Conference staff will help participants contact venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the conference. We value your attendance.
Conference staff will help participants contact venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the conference. We value your attendance.
The International Society for Artificial Life has a committee dedicated to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
If you have a comment, concern, question or complaint that you would like the DEI committee to address/know, please contact them (fill ISAL Community DEI Form).