A Look Under the Hood of Scopus AI: An Interview with Maxim Khan
To learn about how Scopus AI works under the hood, we interview Elsevier Sr. VP of Analytics Products and Data Platform, Maxim Khan.
Guest Post: Jagged Edges of Conversational Interfaces Over Scholarly and Professional Content
The gaps in capability of AI will narrow over time, but publishers and end users need education on those gaps to make investment decisions and to confidently utilize Generative AI tools effectively.
The Latest “Crisis” — Is the Research Literature Overrun with ChatGPT- and LLM-generated Articles?
Journal articles with ChatGPT authored text are being found. How common is this in the literature? And how, or better yet, when, is this problematic text slipping through to publication?
Chef de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table – Niko Pfund
Robert Harington talks to Niko Pfund of Oxford University Press, in this series of perspectives from some of Publishing’s leaders across the non-profit and for- profit sectors of our industry.
Guest Post — The Truth Is in There: The Library of Babel and Generative AI
The short story “The Library of Babel” by Jorge Luis Borges provides an opportunity to consider the veracity of AI-generated information.
Guest Post — Food for Thought: What Are We Feeding LLMs, and How Will this Impact Humanity?
Academia has developed an amazing tree of knowledge which is arguably the most important data for Large Language Models to be trained on. Where does the scholarly communication community fit in?
GPT, Large Language Models, and the Trough of Disillusionment
In 2023, AI has been back in the news in a big way. Large Language Models and ChatGPT threatened our’s and many other industries with huge disruption. As with so many threatened techno-shocks, a large degree of this one was hype, but what will happen after the hype fades. What, if anything, will be the lasting legacy of ChatGPT?
Publishers, Don’t Use AI Detection Tools!
The challenges offered by artificial intelligence require a different approach than that seen for plagiarism detection.
Guest Post – Was ChatGPT Set Up to Fail? Choosing the Right Tools and the Right Prompts is Essential for LLM Discovery
Was a recent Scholarly Kitchen piece analyzing the capabilities of ChatGPT a fair test? What happens if you run a similar test with an improved prompt on LLMs that are internet connected and up to date?
The Intelligence Revolution: What’s Happening and What’s to Come in Generative AI
An update on how generative AI has progressed and how it has been applied to research publishing processes since ChatGPT was released, looking at business, application, technology, and ethical aspects of generative AI.
Finally Some Positive AI News: Elvis Meets Sir Mix-a-Lot
The AI takeover isn’t all doom and gloom. Finally, a long running musical question can be answered.
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.
Swimming in the AI Data Lake: Why Disclosure and Versions of Record Are More Important than Ever
Data quality and record keeping are going to grow in importance as a result of AI applications.
Guest Post — Academic Publishers Are Missing the Point on ChatGPT
Avi Staiman discusses the value that ChatGPT can bring to scholarly communication, particularly leveling the playing field for English as an Additional Language authors.
Thinking About ChatGPT and the Future — Where Are We On AI’s Development Curve?
A compilation of links and a video to incisive analyses of ChatGPT and what it means for the future.