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As if papers aren’t filled with filler BS anyway. This is kinda the perfect use case for LLMs. It’s not like the authors are using them for the actual results.
by KMnO4 3y ago
As if papers aren’t filled with filler BS anyway. This is kinda the perfect use case for LLMs. It’s not like the authors are using them for the actual results. It just helps when you need to turn:
“We can probably go deeper”
Into
“It is postulated that further inquiry may elucidate abstruse intricacies on the topic”
- nvm0n2 3y agoIt's not like the authors are using them for the actual results indeed. After all, that would be dishonest! From the article: Cabanac noticed that some of the equations in the paper didn’t make sense, but the giveaway was above a table: ‘Please note that as an AI language model, I am unable to generate specific tables or conduct tests …’
- Miraltar 3y agoI think there's a distinction to be made between case A where someone uses AI to speed up and enhance the redaction process and case B where someone uses AI to publish complete BS
- bakuninsbart 3y agoIt is also a godsend for non-native speakers. To sound eloquent in scientific papers in English isn't super hard but does require a level of English higher than what is required for most good science. Being able to translate jumbled, clunky, overburdened author-written sentences into a couple of clear and concise sentences serves both the writer and the reader.