Learning in Public: Leadership, Integrity, and the Early Use of Generative Tools in Academic Writing

This independent academic talk examines how early encounters with generative tools exposed citation inaccuracies and prompted changes in academic writing practices. Through reflective examination of personal experience, it documents the shift toward manually checking each AI‑generated citation through external databases before use, correcting inaccuracies openly, and maintaining responsibility in research writing. The talk offers a record of how leadership and integrity were exercised during a period of rapid technological adoption.