Academic researchers are considerably under-reporting their use of artificial intelligence, according to a survey conducted by Oxford University Press (OUP).
In a survey of researchers from around the world, significantly more than half (64 per cent) of the 2,606 respondents reported benefiting from incorporating the technology into their research. But only 36 per cent said they recorded how they used the technology as they conducted their research. And 46 per cent of journal authors and 39 per cent of book authors said they had not “fully” acknowledged AI’s place in their manuscript preparation, particularly in drafting the narrative.
Meanwhile, 25 per cent of peer reviewers said they had not divulged their use of the tool, particularly in language editing.
Additionally, 48 per cent of researchers had not fully disclosed AI use in grant applications; common uses were narrative drafting, translation, editing and plain language summaries.
The report reveals that some 44 per cent of researchers are concerned that disclosing their use of artificial intelligence will negatively impact how others view their work.
