Rathenau warns against irresponsible AI use in science. Guidelines for dealing with AI in science are urgently needed, states the Rathenau Institute.
The Rathenau Institute is urging the scientific community to establish urgent guidelines for AI use, warning that its improper application undermines the reliability of scientific knowledge and public trust. While AI offers benefits like faster text analysis in fields such as paleography, generative models like ChatGPT pose risks to core scientific values such as integrity and independence. The institute highlights the widespread adoption of AI among researchers, with 58% using it for literature review and research discovery, and calls for clear institutional policies. AI
IMPACT Establishes a call for policy and ethical guidelines for AI use in scientific research, impacting future research integrity and trust.