La influencia disruptiva de la inteligencia artificial generativa en la academia y la investigación

Juan D. Machin-Mastromatteo

doi:10.22201/dgbsdi.0187750xp.2024.2.1555

Authors

Juan D. Machin-Mastromatteo Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4884-0474

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/dgbsdi.0187750xp.2024.2.1555

Keywords:

Artificial intelligence, scientific research and publication, editorial policies, citation and references, academic plagiarism, thics and integrity

Abstract

In this essay, the author explores the disruptive influence of artificial intelligence (AI) in academia and scientific research, highlighting the opportunities and risks associated with its use. Despite the advances represented by AI, several ethical and practical issues require attention. Drawing from the author’s experiences in following, analyzing, presenting publications, and offering conferences on the topic, the essay begins by summarizing the views that have emerged from AI’s recent popularization.
Subsequently, the author discusses specific problems arising from ai’s use, including the question of whether ai can be considered an author, the footprints left by ai, its use by editors or reviewers, complications with citations and references, its relationship with plagiarism, and suggestions for detecting AI-generated text. The discussion also covers editorial policies on AI use, its limitations, potential acceptable applications, and recommendations for advanced users.

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Author Biography

Juan D. Machin-Mastromatteo, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua

Dr. Juan D. Machin Mastromatteo is a professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua (UACH) and a member of the National System of Researchers (Level 2). Doctor in Information and Communication Sciences (Tallinn University), Master in Digital Libraries and Learning (Oslo University College; Tallinn University; and Parma University) and Bachelor in Library Science (Universidad Central de Venezuela). Specialist in information literacy, action research, bibliometrics, open access and digital libraries. He has more than 150 scientific publications. He has facilitated more than 40 courses and has participated in more than 120 international events as speaker, panelist, organizer or moderator. He is the Associate Editor of the journals Information Development (SAGE) and Revista Estudios de la Información (UACH). Member of the editorial boards of The Journal of Academic Librarianship (Elsevier) and IE Revista de Investigación Educativa (Red de Investigadores Educativos de Chihuahua). In Information Development he published, from 2015 to 2020, the column Developing Latin America. In 2019 he created the Juantífico Project: videos on scientific research, information and publication. From 2022 he is co-host of InfoTecarios podcast. Since 2023 he publishes the section School of Editors in the journal Estudios de la Información.

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