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Use of AI Is Seeping Academic Journals—and It’s Proving Difficult to Detect

Use of AI Is Seeping Academic Journals—and It’s Proving Difficult to Detect

Ethics watchdogs are looking out for potentially undisclosed use of generative AI in scientific writing. But there's no foolproof way to catch it all yet.

Governance of AI in Bio: Harnessing the Benefits While Reducing the Risks

Governance of AI in Bio: Harnessing the Benefits While Reducing the Risks

To develop an overarching framework that includes addressing bio-related risks, Congress, federal agencies, and non-governmental AI stakeholders must work together.

Experimental evidence on the productivity effects of generative artificial intelligence

Experimental evidence on the productivity effects of generative artificial intelligence

Scientists Used ChatGPT to Generate an Entire Paper from Scratch - But Is It Any Good?

Scientists Used ChatGPT to Generate an Entire Paper from Scratch - But Is It Any Good?

Scientists have produced a research paper in less than an hour with the help of ChatGPT - but researchers say that there are many hurdles to overcome before the tool can be truly helpful.

No, GPT-4 Cannot Get a Computer Science Degree at MIT

No, GPT-4 Cannot Get a Computer Science Degree at MIT

Also: OpenAI to open a new office in London, and why the FTC has its eye on the generative AI market

GPT-3 (Dis)Informs Us Better than Humans

GPT-3 (Dis)Informs Us Better than Humans

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way we create and evaluate information, and this is happening during an infodemic, which has been having marked effects on global health.

European Research Integrity Code Updated to Reflect Advances in Artificial Intelligence

European Research Integrity Code Updated to Reflect Advances in Artificial Intelligence

A new version of the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity has been published that includes guidance on artificial intelligence (AI), navigating EU data protection laws and how to approach changes to research impact assessments.

An EU Landmark for AI Governance

An EU Landmark for AI Governance

A groundbreaking draft law adopted with overwhelming majority by the European Parliament provides a glimpse into the future of governance of artificial intelligence.

EU and US Hatch Transatlantic Plan to Rein in ChatGPT

EU and US Hatch Transatlantic Plan to Rein in ChatGPT

The EU is calling on companies to join an international push to self-regulate generative artificial intelligence (AI) products such as ChatGPT, the chatbot launched last November that can write essays, engage in philosophical conversations and write computer code.

'Tech, Society and Policy' Will Drive Change in Research Support

'Tech, Society and Policy' Will Drive Change in Research Support

Research management will need to respond to changes in technology, society and policymaking over the coming years.

To Avoid an AI "Arms Race," the World Needs to Expand Scientific Collaboration

To Avoid an AI "Arms Race," the World Needs to Expand Scientific Collaboration

What should be done to manage AI and other technological advances that pose catastrophic risks? What the world should have done with nuclear technology: Expand scientific collaboration and avoid secrecy.

OpenAI's Big Lesson for Science Policy

OpenAI's Big Lesson for Science Policy

The incredible success of Large Language Models like ChatGPT is both a scientific breakthrough and a boon for future scientific discovery. What is Open AI's role in this?

What Kind of Mind Does ChatGPT Have?

What Kind of Mind Does ChatGPT Have?

Large language models seem startlingly intelligent. But what's really happening under the hood?

A New Model Predicts Depression and Anxiety Using Artificial Intelligence and Social Media

A New Model Predicts Depression and Anxiety Using Artificial Intelligence and Social Media

Utilizing data from Twitter and applying natural language processing artificial intelligence algorithms, researchers created a new, accurate prediction model for depression and anxiety.

China Launches Special Deployment of 'AI for Science'

China Launches Special Deployment of 'AI for Science'

The deployment closely integrates the key issues of basic disciplines including mathematics, physics, chemistry and astronomy.

Cambridge University Press Publishes First AI Research Ethics Policy

Cambridge University Press Publishes First AI Research Ethics Policy

From a CUP Announcement: The rules are set out in the first AI ethics policy from Cambridge University Press and apply to research papers, books and other scholarly works. They include a ban on AI being treated as an 'author' of academic papers and books we publish. 

What ChatGPT Can't Do Yet

What ChatGPT Can't Do Yet

Have you heard people talking about how amazing these new AI chat bots are? About how much immaculate text they can generate in a split second? It's time to talk about what they can't do.

ChatGPT is Changing Education, AI Experts Say - but How?

ChatGPT is Changing Education, AI Experts Say - but How?

Experts say artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT are changing the way students are taught and study. These "language model" AIs can write flawless-looking academic essays. Is it a threat or opportunity, or both?

Tools Such As ChatGPT Threaten Transparent Science; Here Are Our Ground Rules for Their Use

Tools Such As ChatGPT Threaten Transparent Science; Here Are Our Ground Rules for Their Use

As researchers dive into the brave new world of advanced AI chatbots, publishers need to acknowledge their legitimate uses and lay down clear guidelines to avoid abuse.

ChatGPT Makes Literary Debut, It's Now a Published Author 

ChatGPT Makes Literary Debut, It's Now a Published Author 

Preceding all others, a peer-reviewed paper titled 'Open artificial intelligence platforms in nursing education: Tools for academic progress or abuse?' was recently published by Siobhan O'Connor, Senior Lecturer at the School of Health Sciences and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Western University.