Journal editors, researchers, and publishers are debating the role of AI tools like ChatGPT in published literature and whether they should be cited as authors
Chris Stokel-Walker is a freelance journalist in Newcastle, UK. — You can also search for this author in — PubMed Google Scholar Tweets: @drkahaynes , @neuroecology , @jazliaziz , @anantbhan , @agbioworld , and @glynmoody Tweets: Dr. Karmella Haynes, Ph.D. / @drkahaynes : Hot take: ChatGPT is a sophisticated calculator; a tool like any software. A person who sees it as a “co-author” doesn't understand what co-authorship means. As the article notes, a co-A must be able to take responsibility for the research findings. https://www.nature.com/... Adam J Calhoun / @neuroecology : Scientists to ChatGPT: 😤 https://www.nature.com/... Jazli Aziz, PhD / @jazliaziz : We have now reached the point where artificial intelligence has been listed as a co-author on scientific publications. Clearly this is illogical as the bot merely scraps data from the internet and doesn't have any “intelligence” of its own. https://www.nature.com/... Anant Bhan / @anantbhan : Soon ChatGPT will have the highest h index in the world? ChatGPT listed as author on research papers: many scientists disapprove At least four articles credit the AI tool as a co-author, as publishers scramble to regulate its use. https://www.nature.com/... Channa Prakash / @agbioworld : The AI chatbot #ChatGPT that has taken the world by storm has made its formal debut in the scientific literature — racking up at least four authorship credits on published papers and preprints. Journal editors scratching their heads. @OpenAI https://www.nature.com/... Glyn Moody / @glynmoody : ChatGPT listed as author on research papers: many scientists disapprove - https://www.nature.com/... no end of interesting questions raised by #AI...