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James Bedford @jamesbedford.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

The last thing I want is for us all to get stuck in an endless generative AI loop where AI does everything. This is not what I mean when I talk about using generative AI for research and writing. This is lowest common denominator stuff "AI Wheel of Death" by James Bedford (2025)

A circular infographic titled "The AI Wheel of Death" shows a repeating cycle in academic publishing involving heavy reliance on AI. The cycle includes six stages:

"Author uses AI to do research" (orange section)

"Author gets AI to write paper" (red section)

"Reviewer reviews the work using AI" (purple section)

"Author responds to reviewers’ AI feedback by asking AI to adjust paper" (blue section)

"Journal publishes the paper" (teal section)

"LLM scrapes internet during training (which includes this paper)" — leading back to the beginning

In the center is a black skull, emphasizing the critical tone of the loop. A smaller skull is at the bottom of the image. The graphic critiques the recursive and ethically questionable overuse of AI in scholarly research and publishing.

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James Bedford @jamesbedford.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

AI WHEEL OF DEATH (STUDENT VERSION) based on our 2023 AI Wheel of Death.

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