Artificial Intelligence in Scholarly Publishing: Responding to Opportunities and Risks

MODERATORS: Tony Alves Highwire Press Patty Baskin American Academy of Neurology SPEAKERS: Robert Althoff UVM Health Network Robin Champieux Oregon Health & Science University Hilary Peterson American Psychological Association Heather Staines Delta Think REPORTER: Peter J Olson JAMA Network Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain. When Arthur Weasley admonishes his daughter Ginny with the above adage in JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, he's referring to a deviously sentient diary that exists within a fictional world of magic and sorcery. Yet, as quoted by Hilary Peterson at the CSE 2024 Annual Meeting, his warning aptly evokes the concerns and trepidations that surround the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the very real world of scholarly publishing. In a timely and fascinating session moderated by Tony Alves and Patty Baskin, Peterson and her fellow panelists addressed both the risks and opportunities connected with AI usage in the publishing process by providing their perspectives, sharing their experiences, and—without the aid of a crystal ball—offering their thoughts about the future. Cases in Point Alves kick-started the session by inviting each panelist to describe their encounters with AI within the context of their respective professional roles. Robert Althoff, Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), UVM Health Network, shared 2 tales from a journal editor's perspective. In the first tale, the JAACAP editors encountered a review that was "a little off," and an […]