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Carl T. Bergstrom
@carlbergstrom.com

Thought leaders are often full of shit. Self-described "thought leaders" are invariably so. I hope the AI is ashamed of itself.

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Carl T. Bergstrom
@carlbergstrom.com

This is also quite embarrassing for Nature, given that their author policy requires "Declare AI use transparently. If an AI tool helped generate text, data analysis, or content, acknowledge it in the Introduction, Preface, or Acknowledgements." Why did this guy get a pass instead of a hard reject?

paul hauntsel 👻 🎃
@paulhansel.com

Professor Bergstrom, do you have any specific thoughts on banning computers (and technology in general) throughout K-12 education? I've tried searching on Google, but your latest work on Bullshit Machines seems to crowd out anything matching my query.

Richard Van Noorden
@richvn.bsky.social

Fwiw it’s published by Nature Africa (tho I think same general guidelines apply) &, obviously, the AI use is declared and even explained in detail; it’s literally the point of the piece.

Carl T. Bergstrom
@carlbergstrom.com

His own story makes it clear that he didn’t declare it in his original submission. Otherwise, the editor wouldn’t have had to write him and ask him if he had used AI.

Richard Van Noorden
@richvn.bsky.social

Right, and that accordingly wasn’t published. What was published is this separate piece in which the author reflects on his process and being called out. He reveals how far the rabbit hole of LLM-assistance he’s gone, and transparently so.

Mat G
@gienieczko.com

ThE dEbAtE wE nOw NeEd: "Authoring a piece of writing is more than just having a vague idea: one needs to put in effort to choose the correct words, express the thoughts clearly, and the process itself leads to a better understanding and clarity in the original ideas" vs. "no it doesn't"