In short
The American Heart Association (AHA) allows applicants to use a large language model such as ChatGPT, or another AI tool, to create or edit proposal content. Applicants must disclose that use when they submit. AHA states that disclosure does not affect peer review. A proposal may be administratively withdrawn if AI use is not disclosed accurately. Reviewers may not use AI to write or edit critiques. They also may not upload any part of a proposal into an AI tool.
Requires disclosure. Applicants may use AI and must say where they used it.
For applicants
- Applicants may use a large language model (for example ChatGPT) or another AI tool to create or edit content in a research proposal submitted for funding. [1][2]
- Applicants must disclose AI use at the time of submission. AHA states that disclosure does not affect peer review. [1][2]
- If AI use is not disclosed accurately and the use is identified, the proposal may be administratively withdrawn. [1]
For reviewers
- AHA does not permit reviewers to use a large language model or AI tool to generate or edit content in peer review critiques. [3][4]
- Reviewers are explicitly prohibited from uploading any part of a proposal into a large language model or AI tool to help write a critique. AHA says this violates its Peer Reviewer Certification Statement, which covers confidentiality, non-disclosure, and conflict of interest. [3][4]
Sources
to create and/or edit content in research proposals submitted for funding. This information must be disclosed at the time of submission. Disclosure of this information does not impact peer review. Should this information not be disclosed accurately, and use of these tools is identified, the proposal may be administratively withdrawn.
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or an artificial intelligence tool to generate and/or edit content in research proposals submitted for funding. This information must be disclosed at the time of submission.
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or an artificial intelligence tool to generate and/or edit content in peer review critiques. Uploading of any portion of a research proposal into a large language model
The American Heart Association DOES NOT permit the use of a large language model (LLM – e.g. ChatGPT) or an artificial intelligence tool to generate and/or edit content in peer review critiques.
Uploading of any portion of a research proposal into a large language model (LLM – e.g. ChatGPT) or an artificial intelligence tool to assist in writing a critique of the proposal is explicitly prohibited as it is a violation of the AHA’s Peer Reviewer Certification Statement (to include confidentiality, non-disclosure, and conflict of interest).
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or an artificial intelligence tool to assist in writing a critique of the proposal is explicitly prohibited as it is a violation of the
The AHA DOES NOT permit the use of a large language model (LLM – e.g. ChatGPT) or an artificial intelligence tool to generate and/or edit content in peer review critiques.
Uploading of any portion of a research proposal into a large language model (LLM – e.g. ChatGPT) or an artificial intelligence tool to assist in writing a critique of the proposal is explicitly prohibited as it is a violation of the AHA’s Peer Reviewer Certification Statement (to include confidentiality, non-disclosure, and conflict of interest).
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