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Is it OK for AI to write science papers? Nature survey shows researchers are split

Poll of 5,000 researchers finds contrasting views on when it’s acceptable to involve AI and what needs to be disclosed.
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  1. Diana Kwon

    1. Diana Kwon is a freelance science journalist based in Berlin.

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How much is the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution altering the process of communicating science? With generative AI tools such as ChatGPT improving so rapidly, attitudes about using them to write research papers are also evolving. The number of papers with signs of AI use is rising rapidly (D. Kobak et al. Preprint at arXiv https://doi.org/pkhp; 2024), raising questions around plagiarism and other ethical concerns.

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Nature 641, 574-578 (2025)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-01463-8

Richard Van Noorden co-designed, conducted and analysed the survey.

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