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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Guide

In this section, the UT Southwestern Health Sciences Library and Digital Learning Center (Library) has summarized the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assisted Technologies by submitted authors from select organizations and journal publishers.  The list is not exhaustive.

As the Library cannot confirm the 100% accuracy on the publisher's or individual journal’s position on the use of AI Assisted Technologies, it is recommended that you use the provided information as a starting point of your review of the publisher's and/or journal’s Editorial Policies and Author Guidelines related to AI Assisted Technologies.

AI and Publishing Guidelines - Wiley

Wiley has developed best practice guidelines to support all those involved in scholarly publishing with a summary of best practice guidance with respect to editorial policies regarding research integrity and publishing ethics. Refer to Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Publishing Ethics | Wiley for the latest updates.

Guidance on artificial intelligence generated content (AIGC) tools was added February 28, 2023 in the Authorship section.

Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools—such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs)—cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors. They also cannot be accountable for a published work or for research design, which is a generally held requirement of authorship (as discussed in the previous section), nor do they have legal standing or the ability to hold or assign copyright. Therefore—in accordance with COPE’s position statement on AI tools—these tools cannot fulfill the role of, nor be listed as, an author of an article. If an author has used this kind of tool to develop any portion of a manuscript, its use must be described, transparently and in detail, in the Methods or Acknowledgements section. The author is fully responsible for the accuracy of any information provided by the tool and for correctly referencing any supporting work on which that information depends. Tools that are used to improve spelling, grammar, and general editing are not included in the scope of these guidelines. The final decision about whether use of an AIGC tool is appropriate or permissible in the circumstances of a submitted manuscript or a published article lies with the journal’s editor or other party responsible for the publication’s editorial policy.

Disclaimer

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Guide provides an introduction to this evolving field for faculty, fellows, residents, postdocs, students, and staff. Due to the rapid advancement of this emerging technology, information in the Guide may become outdated at times. 

For information on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Security and Privacy, see Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Security and Privacy - Information Resources (utsouthwestern.net), VPN/On Campus access only.  NOTE:  this Guide supplements but does not supersede information provided by UT Southwestern or University of Texas policies and guidelines.