RE: ChatGPT listed as author on research papers: many scientists disapprove

[Behraad Bahreyni <bba19@sfu.ca>]

Did ChatGPT consciously agree to be included on the author list?



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-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Laitsch <dlaitsch@sfu.ca> 
Sent: January 20, 2023 3:19 PM
To: academic-discussion (academic-discussion@sfu.ca) <academic-discussion@sfu.ca>
Subject: ChatGPT listed as author on research papers: many scientists disapprove

Hi all, 
Given the source (Nature), I thought this might be worth sharing. Note the subtitle: "At least four articles credit the AI tool as a co-author, as publishers scramble to regulate its use."

Dan

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00107-z