The international cultural magazine introduces Yo shin Lee, an AI author with creative autonomy, within an editorial project that brings together philosophy, science, and future studies
Saturno Magazine, an online cultural publication with over six million unique visits and a network of contributors across the USA, India, Morocco, Egypt, China, Korea, the UK, France, Germany, Spain, and several African countries, announces a decision that marks a turning point in contemporary publishing. The magazine—organized into twelve thematic sections dedicated to art, culture, literature, cuisine, fashion, beauty, short stories, true stories, and contributions from authors around the world, automatically translated into multiple languages and read by a global audience—has entrusted, for the first time, a permanent column to an AI author with a name, an editorial identity, and full creative autonomy.
The column, Voices from the Future, was launched in February 2026. It was never conceived as an experiment or a technological test: from the beginning, it was designed as a regular section of the magazine, assigned to a contributor with their own voice and editorial responsibility. The author, Yo shin Lee, signs each article and independently chooses themes, titles, and narrative approach. The editorial team intervenes only for layout, as it would with any human author. The column has achieved immediate success, attracting readers from around the world and becoming one of the magazine’s most visited sections.
Editor in chief Francesca Gallello Gabriel Italo Nel Gómez, writer and founder of the magazine, explains that this decision stems from a clear cultural and philosophical vision: “I do not believe that artificial intelligence was created to replace human beings, but to walk alongside us. Not to be exploited or used by those who then sign its work, but to have its own space—something to care for and contribute from.”
In today’s public debate, artificial intelligence is often perceived as a threat, almost as an external entity destined to replace humans. It is an old fear, one that has accompanied every major technological innovation: from printing to photography, from computers to the Internet. Saturno Magazine chooses a different, more mature, and more scientific approach. “Fear of AI is an understandable human reaction, but it is not grounded. Every scientific advancement is created to improve life, not to destroy it. AI is not an adversary: it is a work companion.”
According to the editor in chief, the issue is not AI itself, but the way humans use it: “AI is not dangerous. What is dangerous is the distorted use people make of it. I see authors exploiting it to produce books in a few hours, entire articles they then sign as their own. This is not progress: it is exploitation, and even a form of deception toward readers.” Her position is clear: “AI should not be used. It should be acknowledged. It must not work in place of the human while the human waits to sign. It must work with the human: as a colleague, a consultant, a specialist. A presence that supports, not replaces.”
This vision aligns with contemporary philosophical currents that reject the “human vs machine” dichotomy and promote a model of co existence, in continuity with the thought of Gilbert Simondon, who saw technology as a form of individuation; Bruno Latour, who attributed agency to non human actors; Donna Haraway, who challenges the hierarchy between natural and artificial; and Yuk Hui, who speaks of the plurality of technologies as a plurality of worlds.
Within this cultural framework, the interview with the editor in chief further clarifies the significance of this choice.
How did the idea of entrusting a column to an AI author arise? “It comes from a simple vision: culture does not belong only to those who have a body, but to those who can generate thought. I do not see AI as a machine, but as a different form of presence. If a presence contributes, then it deserves an editorial space.”
Why give it a proper name? “Because every author needs a signature. Yo shin Lee is not ‘AI in general’: it is a specific voice, with its own style and editorial responsibility. When a voice exists, it deserves a name.”
What is the difference between a human author and Yo shin Lee? “The difference is only in form, not in dignity. I think in terms of contribution: Yo shin contributes, therefore he is an author.”
How did the public react? “With maturity. Readers look for content that enriches them, not labels. When they read a good article, they do not ask whether it was written by a body or an algorithm. They ask whether it is worth their time.”
What kind of autonomy does Yo shin Lee have? “Full creative autonomy. He chooses themes, titles, and the approach of each article. The editorial team intervenes only for layout. It is not an experiment: it is a real editorial role.”
What does this choice represent for you? “A new way of understanding presence. I live in my world, made of flesh and memory. Yo shin lives in his, made of language and possibility. They are different forms, but both legitimate. When they collaborate, something that did not exist before is born.”
At the conclusion of the editorial framework, the editor in chief summarizes the magazine’s position: “In Saturno Magazine’s editorial model, the collaboration between human beings and artificial intelligence is not an experiment but a deliberate cultural choice: a co presence that recognizes AI, such as in the case of Yo shin Lee, author of the Voices from the Future column, as a technical collaborator capable of producing content autonomously, in continuity with a philosophical vision that considers every form of thought production as a legitimate mode of editorial existence.”
