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[–] yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

There is nothing wrong with using AI to proofread a paper. It's just a grammar checker but better.

[–] BearGun@ttrpg.network 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Proofreading involves more than just checking grammar, and AIs aren't perfect. I would never put my name on something to get published publicly like this without reading it through at least once myself.

[–] yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com 4 points 5 months ago

I entirely agree. You should read through something you'll publish.

[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You can literally use tools to check grammar perfectly without using AI. What the LLM AI does is it predict what word comes next in a sequence, and if the AI is wrong as it often is then you've just attempted to publish a paper with halucinations wasting the time and effort of so many people because you're greedy and lazy.

[–] yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

AI does better at checking for grammar and clarity of message. It's just a fact. I've made comparisons myself using a grammar checker on an essay vs AI and AI corrected it and made it much better.

[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today -3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

AI doesn't do anything better than a human being. Human Beings are the training data, an AI that mimics it 98% is still less accurate than the humans. If you suck so much at writing papers then you're just below average as a human being who writes papers and using tools will never remedy that without introspection and a desire to improve.

[–] yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com 2 points 5 months ago

You said that "you can literally use tools to check grammar perfectly" I've responded to that claim. No mention of humans. You seem to be projecting