Episode 398 - "Are you going to take our jobs?"

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making its way into academic research and writing, offering a range of tools that can help streamline workflows, enhance creativity, and improve productivity. In this episode, John and Shannon dive into some of the AI tools they’ve been experimenting with and discuss broader questions about fairness, disclosure, and the evolving role of AI in academia. Elsevier’s Policy on Generative AI in Writing (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/the-use-of-generative-ai-and-ai-assisted-technologies-in-writing-for-elsevier) Research Rabbit (https://www.researchrabbit.ai/) - AI-powered tool for literature discovery. GitHub Co-pilot (https://github.com/features/copilot) - AI coding assistant. Elicit (https://elicit.org/) - AI for automating literature reviews and generating research insights. Magic To-Do (https://magictodo.app/) - AI-based task management tool. Autodraw (https://www.autodraw.com/) - AI-powered drawing tool. Fun Paper Friday Summary: So if AI takes over the world, what would it take to destory it? A solar flare should do it, and maybe us, in. The superstorms from space that could end modern life (https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240815-miyake-events-the-giant-solar-superstorms-that-could-rock-earth)