Write for us

Res Ipsa Machina is a curated publication: a standing masthead of regular writers, plus vetted guest posts. Every piece — masthead or guest — goes through the editor. If you have something sharp to say about artificial intelligence and the law, we want to read it.

What we publish

Short analysis — roughly 800–1,500 words on a development worth understanding: a decision, a filing, a rulemaking, a doctrinal puzzle. This is most of what we run and the easiest way in.
Treatises — long-form pieces that work through a hard question properly. Rarer, and held to a higher bar.
Dialogues — structured exchanges between two authors who disagree. If you have a worthy opponent in mind, name them.

Who you're writing for

Our readers are young practitioners and law students. Write accessibly but rigorously: assume intelligence, not expertise. A reader should finish your piece understanding both what happened and why it matters — without having taken your seminar.

Citations

Cite real authorities. Cases, statutes, regulations, dockets, and papers should link or cite to the primary source, and claims about what a court held should survive someone actually reading the opinion. Footnotes are fine — this is a law publication; we like footnotes.

What to send

Email samuel.roland@thefai.org with either a pitch (a paragraph on the argument and why you're the one to make it) or a full draft, plus a two-sentence bio. Submissions are by email for now — there is no portal, and we consider that a feature.

What to expect

Editing. Everything we accept gets an editing pass. Expect suggestions on structure and clarity; the argument stays yours.
No pay at launch. We're new. What we offer is a careful edit and an audience that reads footnotes.
Your ideas remain yours. We ask for first publication; after that, republish where you like with a note that the piece first appeared here.

We read everything. We publish selectively. Those two facts are related.