The Expanding Influence of AI in Academic Research: Benefits, Pitfalls, and Future Opportunities

Insights Xchange: Conversations Shaping Academic Research

In this episode of Insights XChange, host Nikesh Gosalia speaks with Avi Staiman, founder and CEO of Academic Language Experts and co-founder of SciWriter.ai. They explore the impact of AI on scholarly publishing, discussing its potential benefits and ethical challenges. Avi emphasizes the need to differentiate between various AI applications, asserting that while AI can assist with tasks like language processing and technical checks, critical decisions about research novelty should remain with humans. He highlights the chaotic state of AI disclosure policies among publishers and proposes a risk register for AI tools to help navigate these complexities. They also discuss the role of AI in supporting non-native English researchers and fostering global collaboration. Avi encourages curiosity and experimentation with AI technologies, urging the academic community to embrace these tools responsibly as they continue to evolve, ultimately shaping a more inclusive and efficient research landscape.
Social media links

Nikesh Gosalia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikeshgosalia/ https://twitter.com/NikeshGo

Avi Staiman https://www.linkedin.com/in/avi-staiman-academic-language-experts/?originalSubdomain=il https://x.com/avistaiman
Show notes:

Thank you for listening! Here are links to some of the things that Avi and Nikesh discussed in the podcast. We would love to hear from you, so feel free to drop a line at [email protected]

Name URL

Academic Language Experts | https://www.aclang.com/

Sciwriter.ai | https://www.sciwriter.ai/

Scholarly Kitchen | https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/

Springer Nature Poll | https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/ai

Oxford | https://corp.oup.com/

Grammarly | https://app.grammarly.com/

Scispace | https://typeset.io/

RDiscovery | https://discovery.researcher.life/

EU AI Act | https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/

University of Southern California | https://www.usc.edu/

STM Integrity Hub | https://stm-assoc.org/what-we-do/strategic-areas/research-integrity/integrity-hub/

Ithaca | https://www.ithaca-project.eu/

Signals | https://signal-ai.com/commitment-to-responsible-ai/

ClearSkies | https://clear-skies.co.uk/

Professor Tu Youyou | https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2015/tu/facts/

Chinese Academy of Natural Medicine | http://en.cacms.ac.cn/

Artemisinin | https://www.britannica.com/science/artemisinin

Technion Institute in Israel | https://cris.technion.ac.il/en/publications/

Secana AI | https://sakana.ai/ai-scientist/

Gamma | https://gamma.app/

Scite | https://scite.ai/

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