IT Essentials: 'Impressively innovative' and other inanities

Trying to save time may be taking us towards real-world harm

Tom Allen
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IT Essentials: 'Impressively innovative' and other inanities

AI use in academia has exploded in the last 12 months - but attempts to save time could have real-world implications.

Welcome to an Easter-delayed IT Essentials. It turns out that AI's not just for marketing copy. A recent study found a correlation suggesting that the use of gen-AI in academic papers shot up mo...

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