Can I use AI tools for scientific writing? The new edition addresses this.

[Annie]

The third edition of "The Scientist's Guide to Writing" has a "new chapter on AI writing tools that discusses the benefits and pitfalls of using LLMs" as well as the "legal, ethical, and professional implications scientists need to consider before working with them" . This is exactly what I need.

The book also provides "expanded coverage of preprinting and predatory journals, humor and cultural references in titles, graphical abstracts, and managing very large coauthorship teams" .

It offers "detailed guidance on submission, review, revision, and publication" and "invaluable advice on reporting statistical results, dealing with conflicting peer reviews, and writing with English as an additional language" .

For other scientists: have you used AI in your writing? How do you navigate the ethics?

 

[JohnWitman]

I've been using Elicit for literature reviews and it's honestly a game changer. Summarizes papers, finds connections, saves hours. But you HAVE to check everything because it misses nuance. That's the thing with AI — it's a tool, not a replacement for thinking. The ethical guidelines in that book probably cover exactly this: use it to assist, not to replace your brain. Also the non-native English support is real. My writing is way clearer now.