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ArticleJOR spine2024

Threats and opportunities of using ChatGPT in scientific writing-The risk of getting spine

Luca Ambrosio, Jordy Schol, Vincenzo Amedeo La Pietra, Fabrizio Russo, Gianluca Vadalà, Daisuke Sakai

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Article in JOR spine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. ChatGPT in Academic Writing: A Scientometric Analysis of Literature Published Between 2022 and 2023.Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Luca AmbrosioOperative Research Unit of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico Rome Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2424-1274
Jordy ScholDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery Tokai University School of Medicine Isehara Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5489-2591
Vincenzo Amedeo La PietraFaculty of Law La Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy.
Fabrizio RussoOperative Research Unit of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico Rome Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8566-8952
Gianluca VadalàOperative Research Unit of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico Rome Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7142-1660
Daisuke SakaiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery Tokai University School of Medicine Isehara Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4189-9270

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ChatGPT and AI chatbots are revolutionizing several science fields, including medical writing. However, the inadequate use of such advantageous tools can raise numerous methodological and ethical issues.

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PMID38222818
PMCPMC10782071

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