Join us for a lunch and learn to hear insights on the use of AI for research writing. Our guest speaker, Dr. Peter Gorsuch, is a former Research Editor at Nature and one of the founders of the Nature Masterclass. His talk will focus on the following:
While generative AI is upending functions such as coding and copywriting, it has had limited impact in scientific research writing, in part because of the inherent limitations of large language models and in part because of resistance from writers, funders, and publishers. At the moment, it’s therefore easy to avoid using AI in scientific writing. Yet, some scientific writers find AI extremely useful. The current impasse is not likely to last long – generative AI is likely to become an expected researcher skill, perhaps very soon.
In this talk, Peter will first elaborate on the current situation and how it’s likely to change. He will then lean on his background in author support and his first-hand experience of GPT prompt engineering to identify some practical ways in which AI can nevertheless greatly improve efficiency in certain aspects of research writing.