AI hand worked on texts 13.5% of scientific papers

the hand of AI was found in scientific publications after an analysis of 15 million biomedical abstracts. Researchers have applied a detective approach to track the influence of AI on scientific literature. They analyzed speech patterns.

The AI ​​hand was looking for a model of public health research, writes Xrust. Then such a technology helped to identify excess deaths associated with the Covid-19. This study went by searching for “unnecessary words.”

The conclusions are depressing. Since the release of ChatGPT, less than three years ago, scientific articles have demonstrated a sharp shift in language models. In other words, the writing style has changed.

Until 2024, researchers preferred specific “meaningful words” in their texts. After the tools of artificial intelligence began to be widely used, a noticeable shift is observed towards what the researchers call the “stylistic and ornate” language.

For example, the words «demonstration», «key», «struggle», began to be used more and more often. The data show that at least 13.5% of articles published in 2024 were to one degree or another, they were associated with the use of AI.

The changes affected not only the choice of words, but also the structure. Until 2024, 79.2% of excess words were nouns. In 2024, the situation changed dramatically: 66% became verbs, and 14%-adjectives.

This trend undermines an academic reputation. When researchers use AI to improve their prose, they, in fact, convey part of their scientific functions to the algorithms trained in the existing literature.

Xrust, the AI ​​hand has worked on the texts of 13.5% of scientific papers