Phys.org January 31, 2023
Several papers published recently have listed ChatGPT as an author. Last week, both the Science and Nature journals declared their positions on the use of ChatGPT to generate articles. Science is updating its license and editorial policies to “specify that text generated by ChatGPT (or any other AI tools) cannot be used in the work, nor can figures, images, or graphics be the products of such tools”. Similarly, Nature has formulated the following principles: “No LLM (large language model) tool will be accepted as a credited author on a research paper… Researchers using LLM tools should document this use in the methods or acknowledgements sections… In the academic world, authorship doesn’t necessarily mean having actually “written” the paper—but it should, ideally, reflect genuine involvement in the research process, can an AI tool be held “responsible” for the content it produces? It also conveys responsibility for the contents of the paper and the issue of copyright. There are clearly significant issues around academic authorship worldwide. Perhaps the arrival of ChatGPT is a wake-up call; maybe it will be enough for the academic community to take a closer look at how things could be better…read more.