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From Niche to Regime: Rethinking Openness in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

By: Markus Deimann and  Bence Lukács  
Open Access
|Mar 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jime.1050 | Journal eISSN: 1365-893X
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 30, 2025
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Accepted on: Oct 24, 2025
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Published on: Mar 20, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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