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LLMs changing scientific writing, study finds

A new paper investigates how large language models are altering scientific communication, particularly within the Natural Language Processing field. Researchers analyzed over 37,000 papers from the ACL Anthology and a synthetic dataset of LLM-improved texts. The study found that LLM-assisted writing leads to texts with more complex syntax, longer words, and reduced lexical diversity, while also being perceived by experts as more understandable and exciting. AI

IMPACT LLM-assisted writing may be subtly changing the style and perception of scientific communication.

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Neele Falk ·

    What Are LLMs Doing to Scientific Communication? Measuring Changes in Writing Practices and Reading Experience

    Has the style of scientific communication changed due to the growing use of large language models in the writing process? We address this question in the domain of Natural Language Processing by leveraging two data resources we create: a naturalistic corpus of over 37,000 papers …

  2. Hugging Face Daily Papers TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    What Are LLMs Doing to Scientific Communication? Measuring Changes in Writing Practices and Reading Experience

    Has the style of scientific communication changed due to the growing use of large language models in the writing process? We address this question in the domain of Natural Language Processing by leveraging two data resources we create: a naturalistic corpus of over 37,000 papers …