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ALT Editorial: On the Use of Chatbots in Writing Scientific Manuscripts Commentary from the AAS Journals by Ethan T. Vishniac ABSTRACT In recent months there has been a mounting wave of discussion on the ability of large language modules (i.e., Chatbots such as ChatGPT), a recent development in artificial intelligence, to produce meaningful text (for examples of this discussion in the scientific literature see here, and here). Enthusiasts, or pessimists, have described these programs as the first stages in a process that will eliminate human writers and ultimately take over creative tasks throughout society. More measured views have touted this as a valuable tool for communication, with the potential to present information in ways that produce novel insights. In one famous case, an early example (from 2022!) was described by a software engineer as sentient. While much of the output is bland and predictable, these programs can produce nightmarish content when stimulated by a novel line of
ALT Image adapted from a NASA illustration using artificial intelligence tools from Deep Dream Generator. Credit: Enrico Camporeale
ALT The cover of Breaking the Limit: Biological Countermeasures for Space Radiation Exposure to Enable Long-Duration Human Spaceflight, a special issue of Life Sciences in Space Research. The cover illustration shows a hand covered in green and blue patterns reminiscent of images of the Earth from space, surrounded by constellations and Mars. In the background is a starry sky.
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