Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A methods statement: 'ChatGPT-4 was used to draft initial code for data cleaning; all code was reviewed and tested by the authors.'
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
Listing 'ChatGPT' in the CRediT contributor list as 'Writing — original draft' (rejected practice)
Editorial commentary
The acknowledgement-not-authorship rule has two consequences: (1) it precludes attempts to credit AI as a co-author; (2) it requires that AI use nevertheless be recorded transparently in a fixed location within the work. Acknowledging an AI tool does not transfer responsibility — the human authors remain accountable.
References
- ICMJE Recommendations (2023 update)
- COPE Position Statement on Authorship and AI Tools (2023)
Also known as
AI acknowledgement convention
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
xml
<role vocab="credit"
vocab-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/"
vocab-term="Acknowledgement (vs authorship for AI)"
vocab-term-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/acknowledgement-vs-authorship-for-ai" />json
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "DefinedTerm",
"name": "Acknowledgement (vs authorship for AI)",
"identifier": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/acknowledgement-vs-authorship-for-ai",
"description": "The convention, codified by ICMJE and COPE (2023), that AI tool use must be disclosed in the methods or acknowledgements section of a scholarly work rather than via the author byline or CRediT contributor list, because AI cannot satisfy authorship's accountability requirements.",
"inDefinedTermSet": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/domain/generative-ai-use-and-disclosure/",
"url": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/acknowledgement-vs-authorship-for-ai",
"sameAs": [
"AI acknowledgement convention"
],
"license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}
