Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
An author who verifies every citation an LLM produced before including it in a manuscript
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
An author who pleads 'the AI made that up' to excuse a fabricated citation in a published paper (not an acceptable defence)
Editorial commentary
Operationally, this means authors must verify every factual claim, citation, and statistic produced by an AI tool; ensure that AI-generated text does not constitute plagiarism of the model’s training data; and disclose AI use. The author cannot shift blame to the AI for errors that appear in the published work.
References
- ICMJE Recommendations (2023 update)
- COPE Position Statement on Authorship and AI Tools (2023)
- WAME Recommendations on Chatbots (2023)
Also known as
Human responsibility for AI output
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
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