AIFeb 23, 2025
Understanding the Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Academic Writing: Metadata to the Rescue
Javier Conde, Pedro Reviriego, Joaquín Salvachúa, Gonzalo Martínez, José Alberto Hernández, Fabrizio Lombardi
arXiv:2502.16713v17 citationsh-index: 9Computer
Originality Synthesis-oriented
AI Analysis
This addresses the need for transparency in academic publishing for researchers and institutions, but it is incremental as it builds on existing metadata practices.
The paper tackles the problem of tracking AI's role in academic writing by proposing to include AI-specific metadata on papers written with AI assistance, aiming to analyze how such tools are used for disseminating research.
This column advocates for including artificial intelligence (AI)-specific metadata on those academic papers that are written with the help of AI in an attempt to analyze the use of such tools for disseminating research.