Taking the “I” Out of “AI”
Should LLMs be allowed to use first-person references? And why there is no "I" in "AI"
Kent Anderson
Reality’s Recurring Power
Market forces and societal expectations are undercutting OA, bringing back an acceptance of subscriptions
Friday Song: “Motherless Child”
A master of manipulating tone, watching Prince do it live reveals some of how it's done
And Now, Paid Student Journals
College placement services have started mock journals to publish "papers" by high school students
Does Ideology Beat Merit Now?
Science and scholarly publishing have become infested with political, identity, and social justice priorities, thwarting merit and truth-seeking
Cureus Hits “The Wall”
Suspending their Wall of Shame, Cureus seems destined to spend some cycles on an unseen version of the same Wall
Facing a Wave of OA Closures?
OA closures start, OA funds sunset, and PLOS staff demand a union
Friday Song: “Fancy”
An update of a Bobbie Gentry original became a signature song for “the Queen of Country”
Will AI Cause Us to Stall Out?
AI is difficult to discuss, and much is unknown. But limiting ourselves to one topic might yield some insights.
The Preprint About Fake Papers
A preprint about fake papers makes the news, but the preprint itself is a mess