The first issue of Electronic Markets (EM) in 2022 is now online and comprises a special theme on the dark sides of artificial intelligence (AI) and a large collection of general research papers. All papers were framed in the editorial on “Electronic Markets on platform dualities” authored by Rainer Alt, who presents the bright and dark side as one of three dualities in the context of digital platforms. The six papers of the special issue section are introduced in more detail by the guest editors Xusen Cheng, Xiao Lin, Xiao-Liang Shen, Alex Zarifis and Jian Mou in their preface.
Closely related are the 13 general research papers, which include an interview with Squirro, an invited paper on digital humanism as well as several articles on chatbots and recommender systems. All articles are available via SpringerLink, eight of them via the open access option. We wish to thank the guest editors and all authors, reviewers and editors who participated in this exciting issue!