(24 May 2024) More than three-quarters of researchers use some form of artificial intelligence (AI) tool in their research, despite having concerns about data security, intellectual property rights and AI’s effectiveness, a new report finds. An Oxford University Press (OUP) survey released Thursday found that 76 percent of the 2,345 respondents use an AI tool when conducting…
(22 May 2024) As the competition between artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots intensifies, researchers in China are making progress on building Chinese-language AI models. The leading Chinese offerings include ChatGLM, which comes close to ChatGPT on some capabilities and outperforms it in Chinese, according to its developers. “Basically, ChatGLM is a ChatGPT alternative,” said Jie Tang,…
(10 May 2024) A wave of AI systems have “deceived” humans in ways they haven’t been explicitly trained to do, by offering up untrue explanations for their behavior or concealing the truth from human users and misleading them to achieve a strategic end. This issue highlights how difficult artificial intelligence is to control and…
(20 Mar 2024) A surge in tools that generate text is allowing research papers to be summarized for a broad audience, and in any language. But scientists caution that major challenges remain. Mass-produced lay summaries could yield a trove of benefits. Beyond helping scientists to speed-read the literature, the synopses can be disseminated to…
(16 Apr 2024) When and how should text-generating artificial intelligence (AI) programs such as ChatGPT help write research papers? In the coming months, 4000 researchers from a variety of disciplines and countries will weigh in on guidelines that could be adopted widely across academic publishing, which has been grappling with chatbots and other AI issues for the…
(7 Mar 2024) Jisc pulls its resources together in a more structured way to support different stages of AI maturity. The aim is to develop a dynamic web based easy-to-use toolkit that grows with your needs. The support areas focusing on are: Strategic Resources to give you a comprehensive understanding of AI and the…
(4 Mar 2024) Many libraries have been slow to adopt virtual reality (VR). This has been for a multitude of reasons, cost and the fear of “fad technology” being just two of them. VR has long been looked at with mixed understanding and some degree of technical wariness. However, this has been slowly changing as…
(29 Feb 2024) The landscape of scientific and technical publishing is undergoing a transformative evolution as major players harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance their products and services. With a focus on improving efficiency, accuracy, and innovation, publishers are integrating AI-driven features and capabilities into their offerings, setting the stage for a new…
(18 Feb 2024) In this commentary, the authors from University of Washington discuss the evolving nature of search engines, as they begin to generate, index, and distribute content created by generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). The discussion highlights challenges in the early stages of GenAI integration, particularly around factual inconsistencies and biases. They discuss how output…
(19 Feb 2024) Nick Pavlovski, academic librarian at Swinburne University of Technology shares his thoughts and experiences on the potential use of ChatGPT as a tool for library research and search construction. Using ChatGPT 3.5, he explains the limits and provides tips for using it effectively. Read more here.