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ReviewKorean journal of radiology2023

Is ChatGPT a "Fire of Prometheus" for Non-Native English-Speaking Researchers in Academic Writing?

Sung Il Hwang, Joon Seo Lim, Ro Woon Lee, Yusuke Matsui, Toshihiro Iguchi, Takao Hiraki, Hyungwoo Ahn

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Review in Korean journal of radiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Sung Il HwangDepartment of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7516-5369
Joon Seo LimScientific Publications Team, Clinical Research Center, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. joonseolim@amc.seoul.kr.ORCID 0000-0002-2738-5882
Ro Woon LeeDepartment of Radiology, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8678-8059
Yusuke MatsuiDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7548-7886
Toshihiro IguchiDepartment of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9467-0280
Takao HirakiDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3992-4043
Hyungwoo AhnDepartment of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3266-6176
Okayama University · JPAsan Medical Center · KRInha University Hospital · KRSeoul National University Bundang Hospital · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT have garnered considerable interest for their potential to aid non-native English-speaking researchers. These models can function as personal, round-the-clock English tutors, akin to how Prometheus in Greek mythology bestowed fire upon humans for their advancement. LLMs can be particularly helpful for non-native researchers in writing the Introduction and Discussion sections of manuscripts, where they often encounter challenges. However, using LLMs to generate text for research manuscripts entails concerns such as hallucination, plagiarism, and privacy issues; to mitigate these risks, authors should verify the accuracy of generated content, employ text similarity detectors, and avoid inputting sensitive information into their prompts. Consequently, it may be more prudent to utilize LLMs for editing and refining text rather than generating large portions of text. Journal policies concerning the use of LLMs vary, but transparency in disclosing artificial intelligence tool usage is emphasized. This paper aims to summarize how LLMs can lower the barrier to academic writing in English, enabling researchers to concentrate on domain-specific research, provided they are used responsibly and cautiously.

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Artificial IntelligenceWritingHumansAcademic writingArtificial intelligenceChatGPTEditingGenerative pretrained transformerLarge language modelPublication

Identifiers

PMID37793668
PMCPMC10550740
OpenAlexW4387029265

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