1. How common is LLM use in scientific publishing, and how does it vary across field, publisher, journal prestige, author demographics etc.? @kylesiler.bsky.social has new paper in PNAS that addresses this question on a massive scale: 7.3 million papers from Elsevier, PLOS, MDPI, and Frontiers.
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years Iâve had SIX messages from people who saved a kidâs life after clicking on the link from my feed.
slate.com/technology/2...
Large language models (LLMs) are rapidly changing academic research, raising questions
of who is adopting these tools and under what conditions. Th...
This is unsustainable. Time for the many to reassert their rights over the few.
Carl T. Bergstrom
Trish Greenhalgh
There is a lot to follow when it comes to the outbreak of Bundibugyo virus in the DRC and Uganda. Here is something I am especially fascinated by: the first controlled trial to evaluate antivirals as a preventive measure during an Ebola outbreak. đ§Ș
My story in @science.org here (and thread to come)
"trainees who rely on AI during the early formative years of clinical education may fail to develop the foundational reasoning skills that safe, independent practice requires"
"Nearly 7 years after her first attempt to test Ebola prevention drugs, Jaspard is stunned by the sudden interest in the trial. âI've kept this project for all these years, despite the fact that a lot of people were saying it's not useful, you don't need to do this, go away,â she says." đ§Ș
Number of suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo passes 900 as health workers face attacks and shortages
Researchers are preparing to launch an unprecedented trial to protect people exposed to Ebola in the DRC and Uganda
World Health Organization says outbreak poses âvery highâ risk for Congo, but risk of disease spreading globally remains low
Congolese authorities say that suspected Ebola cases have now passed 900 in the ongoing outbreak in the east of the country.
The Congolese ministry of communication, in a post on X on Sunday, said there were 904 suspected cases and 119 suspected deaths. Continue reading...
Will medical trainees who rely on AI fail to develop foundational independent clinical reasoning? This Perspective outlines a precautionary framework to preserve foundational competence while supporti...
