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Why Scientists Are Unhappy With ChatGPT As Research Paper Author

At least 4 papers have credited the AI-powered chatbot as an author, including one that evaluates ChatGPT as a medical education tool. ChatGPT was launched to the public in November 2022 and gives in-depth, natural language answers to prompts based on what it has learned from a huge database of books and articles. People have been using ChatGPT to perform an impressive range of tasks, from writing university-level essays to debugging code and filling in job applications. It has written fake scientific reports that have fooled scientists and have even been used to write a children’s book. But many scientific publishers believe ChatGPT shouldn’t be credited as an author Watch the video to learn more.

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