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Mohammad Hosseini

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Ethicist based @Northwestern University, Chicago

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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
To cope with #AI impacts, at @accountabilityair.bsky.social, we are adopting new policies effective immediately. More here: doi.org/10.1080/0898...
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Coping with the impacts of generative artificial intelligence on scholarly publications
Published in Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity and Policy (Ahead of Print, 2026)
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is the first of 3 papers focused on #biosecurity implications of #AI. Two recent developments have heightened apprehension of biosecurity risks: (1) #COVID-19 pandemic and (2) advancements in #GenAI with capabilities to support designing infectious agents and viruses. doi.org/10.1177/0033...
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The NIH Office of Research Inegrity (ORI) guidance for using #GenAI in research is out. Encouraging to see them engage with the scholarly debate & adopt our recs in @accountabilityair.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/0898... The announcement and full text of the guidance: ori.hhs.gov/blog/oris-gu...
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Ananya (ಅನನ್ಯ) @punarpuli.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
“AI tools are inherently opaque & dilute responsibilities and accountabilities,” says @mhmdhsini.bsky.social. “When you introduce a nontransparent actor like AI within a system that for a long time was trying to become more transparent, it is a step backward..."
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
In today's @chicagotribune.com, I argue that 'human in the loop' is a flawed framing to think about #AI's role in #science, and that we should advocate for a slower, #human_centered model of science: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/04/o...
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Mohammad Hosseini: Does science need autonomous AI?
Using autonomous AI could increase the distance between knowledge production and human understanding.
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
David Resnik & I weigh options on how to define #plagiarism in light of #GenAI features. Revising definitions (to specifically include that plagiarism may also be committed when using GenAI), makes it clear that GenAI users are responsible for avoiding plagiarism. www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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Plagiarism of ideas in the age of generative artificial intelligence - Nature Machine Intelligence
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools are challenging our understanding of plagiarism. How should we deal with plagiarism of ideas if this misbehaviour is increasingly common, and it is ext...
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Through Advarra’s Council for Responsible Use of #AI in Clinical Trials, we worked with a diverse group from academia and industry to create a framework that introduces a practical, risk-based approach based on the degree of AI autonomy and patient impact. Access the document: hubs.la/Q04d5zKW0
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
The 2026 #AI index report notes that the energy consumption for only 4 prompts is comparable to charging 2 smartphones. Avoiding AI‑generated summaries reduces #environmental footprint. To search #Google WITHOUT AI Overview add "-ai" to your search query. I learned this from @Adela V. Justice.
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
#GenAI increases the costs of over-reliance on weak & easily ‘gameable’ quantitative proxies for #research_evaluation. Brian Earp, Seb Porsdam Mann, @kristiholmes.bsky.social & I suggest that reforms should be organized around ‘distinctly human contributions' academic.oup.com/rev/article/...
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Generative AI can and should accelerate research evaluation reform to better recognize ‘distinctly human contributions’
Abstract. As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) revolutionizes how research is conducted, it also challenges traditional methods of scholarly evalu
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Laura Caroli and I argue that the framing #AI competition as a race with #China has resulted in #deregulation and undermines the development of safer AI tools: "The real question is not who wins the race, but who builds AI systems that people can #trust. blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Rather than framing AI competition as a “race” with China, to drive innovation the US should promote greater local and global AI regulation | LSE United States Politics and Policy
Local and global regulation can promote AI innovation that benefits society at large.
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
@miryamnaddaf.bsky.social & Elizabeth Quill's News Feature on #hallucinated_citations is 👏🏽 They introduce a host of new tools to screen the scholarly corpus for fake citations, and mention my recent work w. David Resnik in @accountabilityair.bsky.social on #GenAI citations & #research_misconduct
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Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine @iaim-nu.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Loyola's Salon '26 Data Science Day, "AI: From Insight to Impact That Matters," takes place on March 26 at Loyola Water Tower Campus. The free event includes @mhmdhsini.bsky.social speaking as part of the featured panel: "Responsible AI: From Promise to Practice." www.luc.edu/parkinson/re...
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Salon '26 : Loyola University Chicago
Here you will find the details for Data Science Day Salon '26.
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Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
📝 Latest Article Alert! 📝 "Hallucinated citations produced by generative artificial intelligence may constitute research misconduct when citations function as data in scholarly papers" David B. Resnik & @mhmdhsini.bsky.social → www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #HallucinatedCitation
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Hallucinated citations produced by generative artificial intelligence may constitute research misconduct when citations function as data in scholarly papers
In this article, we discuss the growing problem of hallucinated citations produced by Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in scholarly research and writing. We argue that GenAI hallucinated ...
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
This is dehumanizing and normalizes a future when AI agents can literally boss humans around; with or without our awareness. Its the latter I'm more scared of! @jennaahart.bsky.social has a good piece on it: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Iranians are experiencing a collective trauma. Thousands have been killed/injured in recent events, the economy is crippled & the threat of a wider conflict is real. This is especially difficult for those living in Iran, as many have lost (or fear losing) loved ones. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Together with Saja Al-Zoubi we co-lead @globalyacademy.bsky.social's "Scientists at Risk Initiative, the North America Chapter." We've planned workshops & mentorship programs in 2026. As a side activity, and to support the non-GYA community, I can help threatened, displaced, or #at_risk_scholars.
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Have you considered using the #CRediT txonomy to resolve #authorship disputes? Kathy Partin and I explain how this is done at the #NIH Intramural Research Program: doi.org/10.1080/0898... #research_integrity #publication_ethics
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Regarding the use of #AI in #grant_reviews where I said "there are still ‘serious doubts’ around whether LLMs create novel ideas. ‘If AI cannot create really novel ideas, it also is unlikely to detect really creative ideas!"
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
In today's Chicago Tribune, I and @kristiholmes.bsky.social pose the question: #AI promises efficiency and creativity, but "at what cost and at whose expense?" and in light of the increasing state-driven regulations, make some recommendations for illinois : www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/o...
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Mohammad Hosseini and Kristi Holmes: After 3 years of ChatGPT, it’s clear Illinois needs more AI safeguards
There is a lack of federal AI regulation to build more safeguards, so states such as Illinois must pass their own bills.
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
When discussing the impacts of the US government shutdown on science, the #peer_review & editorial work done by federal scientists & staff is overlooked. Their absence is a halt in engagement with sharp minds. I miss their presence at @accountabilityair.bsky.social & look forward to their return.
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Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
What can Africa’s fight against HIV teach us about tackling today’s global health challenges? 🌍 Pleased to share Dr Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social will join the panel at our International Health Lecture with @thelancet.com, bringing his expertise in research ethics to the discussion 🔬✨
A photo of Dr Mohammad Hosseini, with a quote that reads: "Fostering trust in science requires well-informed, collaborative and critically thinking communities, supported by mechanisms that ensure transparency and accountability."
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
I submitted a paper to a Wiley journal recently (accepted with minor revisions). When resubmitting, the platform forces me to accept a new term before proceeding, to allow the publisher to use my paper to train their #AI. This is NOT real #consent nor a fair contractual term. #publication_ethics
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Really enjoyed attending ENRIO conference. I raised the issue that 'RCR trainings do not necessarily improve openness of science,' partly because most of the work a researcher must do to open up science is ultimately work they do for free for others #open_science
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
#code_plagiarism is REAL & #AI is negatively affecting the #integrity of code/software. Dan Katz, @scedmunds.bsky.social & I discuss involved issues & their impacts on #research_integrity & #publication_ethics in a @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social post: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/28/g...
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Guest Post – Code Plagiarism and AI Create New Challenges for Publishing Integrity - The Scholarly Kitchen
This post explores author, reviewer, and publisher ethics and responsibilities related to the use of AI in coding and publishing research software.
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
America's #AI Action Plan unveiled Jul/23 turbocharges deregulation & privatization. By placing #misinformation #DEI & #climate_change in 1 bucket, ignoring #copyrights & mandating datasharing to train future AI, it frames AI as a race VS a tech to be governed www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/04/o...
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Mohammad Hosseini: White House plan bids a farewell to fair and responsible AI
President Donald Trump’s new AI plan prioritizes a narrow interpretation of national security without addressing critical ethical needs.
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Finally! NIH limits grant submition by PIs (to 6 new, renewal, resubmission, revisions p/y) to combate #AI generated proposals: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Full Circle Moment: In 2015 & when doing MA "Applied Ethics" @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social, I read "On Being a Scientist". 10 yrs later, I’m contributing to the next edition of that book. 7/18/25 “The Impact of #AI on the Practices and Norms of Research” hosted by @nationalacademies.org
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On Being a Scientist Committee: Meeting 2
Register for this event from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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Michał Wieczorek @michalwieczorek.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Our literature review on the ethics of using AI in schools is now available in open access in AI & Ethics. It should provide a comprehensive entry point for folks interested in the ethical dimension of educational AI. Thanks to my wonderful coauthors @mhmdhsini.bsky.social and Bert Gordijn.
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Unpacking the ethics of using AI in primary and secondary education: a systematic literature review - AI and Ethics
This paper provides a systematic review of the literature discussing the ethics of using artificial intelligence in primary and secondary education (AIPSED). Although recent advances in AI have led to...
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Sunday's @chicagotribune.com my plea for a ceasefire "to prevent further bloodshed in both countries" is published beside a completely one-sided piece noting that since military objectives are achieved, killing civilians in #Iran is acceptable and #Israel should continue its attacks!
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
On May 8th, the US Senate Hearing on #AI stressed 2 strategies: #deregulation and moving fast to win the AI race. When safe and #responsible AI implementation is NOT prioritized, "the question isn’t if people will be harmed—it’s when, how many and how badly." dailynorthwestern.com/2025/06/03/o...
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Hosseini: Unregulated AI will eventually harm everybody Opinion | Unregulated AI will eventually harm everybody
During a May 8 Senate hearing, leaders of four artificial intelligence companies (AMD, CoreWeave, Microsoft and OpenAI) stressed the need for deregulation and highlighted the required resources for a ...
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
In an interview with @marketplace.org I highlighted ethical issues of the controversial Reddit #AI study (using AI-generated content & bots without #disclosure & #consent) & stressed the need for context-specific #research_ethics & #research_integrity trainings www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...
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Controversial Reddit AI study raises wider ethical concerns
Researchers at the University of Zurich stirred up controversy when they revealed they conducted a study on whether AI-generated comments could influence people’s opinions on the Reddit forum r/change...
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Humbled to have played a small role in the @nationalacademies.org report "An #AI Code of Conduct for #Health and #Medicine" nap.nationalacademies.org/download/29087
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Join me at the forthcoming Office of Research Seminar at University of Washington (5/20/25) to discuss the use of #Agentic_AI in Research and Compliance: www.washington.edu/research/ann...
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Seminar: Ethics of Using Agentic AI in Research and Compliance - UW Research
The UW Office of Research and the Office of Animal Welfare invite you to register for the upcoming seminar “Ethics of Using Agentic AI in Research...
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Leila Niamir @leilaniamir.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Are you working in #climate or #environmental research, policy, or communication? We want to hear from you! Join our quick survey (<10 min) to share how we can strengthen trust in climate science. 👉 www.soscisurvey.de/Trust2024-5/ @iiasa.ac.at @mhmdhsini.bsky.social #SciencePolicy #TrustInScience
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Excited to be part of the upcoming Three I's conference in Chapel Hill focusing on #Biosecurity and #Research_Integrity. It's an honor to kick off the event with a keynote address and I'm looking forward to insightful discussions and learning. #IACUC #IBC #IRB
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
For an #AI that is supposed to help researchers, rewriting its own code is not only dangerous but it is potentially catastrophic. dailygalaxy.com/2025/04/this...
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This Was Bound to Happen, an AI Tries to Rewrite Its Own Code… Towards an Out-of-Control Intelligence?
An advanced Japanese AI quietly tried to rewrite its own code—just to run a bit longer. Developers were caught off guard by what seemed like a small tweak with big implications.
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Ever wondered what #AI uses should be disclosed in your publications? David Resnik & I distinguish between mandatory, optional, & unnecessary cases, arguing that disclosure should be mandatory only when AI use is intentional and substantial. More here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
#AI_Agents (powered by a combination of #LLMs, data sources & #robots) are capable of #autonomously performing tasks. They can transform research but also introduce specific #risks. Together with David Resnik and Maya Murad we explore some examples and provide recommendations: osf.io/preprints/so...
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
"Conflation of synthetic #GenAI and real data could corrupt the research record; degrade the #quality and #reproducibility of scientific data and analytical methods; and, ironically, sabotage the training of AI models." www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #synthetic_data #research_integrity
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GenAI synthetic data create ethical challenges for scientists. Here’s how to address them. | PNAS
GenAI synthetic data create ethical challenges for scientists. Here&rsquo;s how to address them.
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
The annual meeting of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics was a great success. Despite the snow storm in Norfolk, we had an amazing turn out with lots of fascinating discussions. Learn more and join us in 2026 in St. Louis: www.appe-ethics.org
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
In today's @chicagotribune.com, "If #DeepSeek offers good value at a reasonable price and was developed using significantly fewer chips and is more efficient to run, resulting in a reduced #environmental impact, shouldn't we all be happy?". www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/05/o...
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Mohammad Hosseini: Why does the success of Chinese AI invention DeepSeek elicit fear?
If we believe in free markets, it is only fair to consider DeepSeek as a success story in technology, business and long-term vision.
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
#Google's recent #AI policy shift should be alarming for any one caring about #democracy or our #human_rights www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/b...
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Google erases promise not to use AI technology for weapons or surveillance | CNN Business
Google’s updated AI ethics policy removes its promise that it won’t use the technology to pursue weapons and surveillance.
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Thanks to Hamed Bikaraan-Behesht for the translation and Kargadan Publishers for the online and print publication, Authors Without Borders is now accessible in Persian. The original book is available online at: www.sigmaxi.org/news/news-ar... and the translation here: kargadanpub.com/book/%d9%86%...
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
In today's meeting of the #UNESCO WG on #OpenScience and #AI, I discussed a critical dilemma: Restricting AI’s access to science limits progress, but full access risks empowering AI owners over scientists.
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
In their new Nature commentary #ICMJE notes that "Creation of such a list [of #predatory_journals] is infeasible as new entities continuously appear and disappear." Can't they create a list of reliable journals instead? doi.org/10.1038/d415... #publication_ethics #research_integrity
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Predatory journals: what can we do to protect their prey?
Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
#Social and #environmental impacts of #GenAI We distinguish between the impacts of GenAI hardware and its training & development: "it is nearly impossible to assign a definitive value to natural resources, or the cultural and social well-being of affected communities." doi.org/10.1016/j.es...
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
In today's Chicago Tribune: Should we prioritize the use of resource-intensive #AI, researchers' time and public funds to resurrect extinct beings? Or should we invest these resources into conserving species that are critically endangered today to prevent biodiversity from more degradation?
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
@stephaniemlee.bsky.social asked me about #ethics of using #GenAI, disclosure policies, Academ-AI & stealth corrections: "We have parties that can flout ethical norms with impunity, i.e. publishers, that seem to see themselves above & beyond the established norms."
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Tony Ross-Hellauer @tonyrh.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
2/ TL;DR 2/ TL;DR. Mohammad Hosseini, Serge Horbach, @kristiholmes.bsky.social and I explore GenAI's enormous potential to enhance accessibility and efficiency in science. But we emphasise that to do so, GenAI must bespeak Open Science principles of openness, fairness, and transparency.
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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Using #AI in #genetics & #genomics research can be beneficial, but the risks to humans, other sentient beings, and the #environment remain mostly unknown. I & Chris Donohue argue that the ethical discourse should be expanded & we need to develop appropriate guidance. More here: rdcu.be/d1S5e
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