If My AI Wrote this Post, Could I Own the Copyright?
Todd Carpenter reports on a forum hosted by WIPO and the Copyright Office that focused on whether copyright can apply to the works created by artificial intelligence systems.
We Need AI Standards for Scholarly Publishing: A NISO Workshop Report
In the past two years, there has been an explosion of interest in the possibilities of artificial intelligence tools, such as deep learning methods in scientific research, and — particularly in STM publishing — large language models for automated text generation. […]
SSP Conference Debate: AI and the Integrity of Scholarly Publishing
Will artificial intelligence fatally undermine the integrity of scholarly publishing? A formal debate from the annual meeting of the Society for Scholarly Publishing.
Guest Post — Accessibility Powered by AI: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Universalize Access to Digital Content
Digital transformation can revolutionize the world, turning it into an inclusive place for people with and without disabilities, with accessibility powered by artificial intelligence.
Ask The Chefs: The US Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
We asked the Chefs for their thoughts on the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence.”
Guest Post — Enabling Trustable, Transparent, and Efficient Submission and Review in an Era of Digital Transformation
[…] Head of AI R&D for Atypon, part of Wiley Partner Solutions, where he is responsible for overseeing the implementation of artificial intelligence–driven information discovery technologies. Sylvia is Manager, Product Marketing, Community & Content, at Wiley Partner Solutions. In our last post, […]
We Could Use a Model Licensing Framework for Scholarly Content Use in AI Tools
As artificial intelligence (AI) systems become increasingly integrated into scholarly research and knowledge dissemination, publishers face a critical challenge: how to best integrate their content into this new ecosystem. Currently, an increasing number of publishers are collaborating with AI system suppliers […]
The Top Ten Challenges, Needs, and Goals of Publishers – and How AI Can Help in Digital Transformation and the Open Science Movement
As artificial intelligence begins to play an ever-bigger role in the scholarly publishing landscape, how might it help solve some of the biggest challenges facing publishers?
The Impact of AI on Information Discovery: From Information Gathering to Knowledge Application
In this post – the first of two discussing artificial intelligence and information discovery – we explore the evolution of information discovery, its role in the research journey, and how it can be applied to help researchers and publishers alike.
What to Do with the AI Elephant in the Room: A NISO Plus Conference Report
The story about blind people describing an elephant is apt right now considering artificial intelligence systems, particularly in scholarly communications. Many people have ideas, but few, if any, can grasp the entirety of the issue. Similarly, it is also an elephant […]
Let’s Be Cautious As We Cede Reading to Machines
[…] curation process. Of course, we have been using machine-intermediation for search and discovery for years. For all the excitement of artificial intelligence technology, the approach du jour, seems to be “Let’s have the AI do it for us.” On cue, practically […]
Approaching Artificial Intelligence and Open Research in Sync: Opportunities and Challenges
[…] the research process openly accessible, transparent, and reusable. As scholarly publishing starts to come to grips with changes around OR, artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GAI) have crashed onto the scene, with the launch of GAI products such as ChatGPT […]
Rethinking Peer Review in the AI Era: Announcing the Theme for Peer Review Week 2025
[…] the AI Era” emerged as the popular choice, underscoring just how urgently the community wants to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on scholarly evaluation. Fig 1. Comparative Voting Results for Peer Review Week 2025 Theme Categories. The chart shows the […]
Innovation, Governance, and Public Trust: The US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Issues Guidance on AI
[…] markets simply through buying power as purchaser of goods and services. Buying power creates de facto norms. OSTP RFI on Artificial Intelligence Many of us are aware of and participated in a recent Request for Information on the Development of an […]
American Psychological Association’s Stepped Approach to Managing Responsible AI: An Interview with Aaron Wood on Employee Policies, Rights Reservation, and Research Integrity
[…] had the opportunity to interview Aaron Wood, Head of Product and Content Management for APA, about APA’s multi-faceted approach to Artificial Intelligence and the change management it engenders. I was especially excited about this interview, given the APA’s comprehensive approach to […]