Council of Asian Science Editors

Case 9th Newsletter

Published on 8 January, 2024.
Edited by Geun Cheol Park and Tae-Sul Seo.

[Articles] Artificial intelligence-assisted writing: a continuously evolving issue

Jaegyun Park’s article addresses the continuously evolving issue of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted writing, focusing on the development and challenges of AI in this domain, particularly with large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. The article begins with a historical overview of AI, tracing its journey from early concepts in the mid-20th century through various stages of development, including expert systems, machine learning, and neural networks, leading up to the current prominence of AI in various industries.

The main body of the article delves into the challenges and problems associated with AI-assisted writing. These include a lack of originality, difficulty in understanding context, biases in data, ethical concerns like plagiarism, difficulty in creativity and critical thinking, inconsistency in quality, limitations in handling complex writing tasks, over-reliance on AI, legal concerns, and issues related to data privacy and security.

Link to the article : https://escienceediting.org/journal/view.php?number=321