Chalmers research project on AI's impact on scientific writing receives grant
The Swedish Research Council has awarded significant funding to a Chalmers University of Technology project investigating the use of artificial intelligence in academic writing.
The increasing role of artificial intelligence in scientific article writing is raising questions about integrity, diversity, and reliability in academic texts. A project at Chalmers University of Technology, "Knowledge Making in the Era of Artificial Intelligence," is addressing these challenges after receiving funding from the Swedish Research Council.
The project investigates how AI-generated language, often trained on dominant norms, might sideline alternative ways of expressing knowledge. Researchers are concerned that interaction with AI could diminish an author's agency over their scientific articles.
"How we write shapes how knowledge is understood, used, and trusted, both within academia and in society at large," states researcher Baraa Khuder. Khuder highlights that junior researchers, facing publication pressures, may turn to AI tools for assistance with argumentation and language.
The initiative will follow nine junior researchers from various disciplines as they utilize AI in their scientific writing. The research group will also analyze published articles to determine if AI use correlates with a more uniform and less varied writing style. The aim is to generate knowledge that informs policy and educational initiatives, ensuring digitalization supports, rather than undermines, scientific text integrity and reliability.