AI technology continues to hold great potential for scientific progress, mainly being used by the scientific community for working with literature, generating hypotheses, analyzing data, and writing support Shah, 2025. The extent of this use is typically decided by a researcher or a team of researchers based on the standards within a research group, an institution, a publishing house, or an understanding of the ethical norms of a particular researcher using an AI tool.
The regular use of AI tools in research inevitably raises significant ethical questions. We are aware there are many uncertainties and even more challenges scientists deal with every time they consider using AI tools. However, the disruptive development of AI comes with plenty of opportunities to explore ethical aspects of AI applications in science Lastrucci, 2024. This is why we decided to offer a room for openly discussing the ethical use of AI.
From academic integrity and bias to transparency and privacy, over the course of the next months, we will share our thoughts about ethical use of AI. We invite you to share your point of view with us.
