In short
The Biochemical Society permits applicants to use AI tools to help write or edit applications and to collect and analyze data. Applicants must disclose which tool was used and how. AI tools may not be used to generate images or videos. Reviewers may not use AI to generate or summarize the content they review, and may not upload applications to AI tools.
Requires disclosure. Applicants may use AI and must say where they used it.
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Guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) (opens in a new tab)
We allow applicants/submitters/authors to use AI (e.g., a large language model (LLM) such as ChatGPT or other GenAI tools) to aid in the writing or editing of responses, applications, manuscripts or submissions, as well as in the collection and analysis of data.
However, applicants must disclose, in the ‘Applicant/Nominator Declaration’, ‘Materials and Methods’ (or similar section) of the relevant form/paper, which AI tool was used and how it was used.
Applicants/submitters/authors must not use AI tools in generating images or videos for inclusion in their application, submission or manuscript.
Reviewers must not use AI tools (e.g., a large language model (LLM) such as ChatGPT or other GenAI tools) to generate and/or summarise content that they are being asked to review.
Uploading any portion of an application, submission or manuscript to an AI tool will be breaking the privacy rules and is not permitted.
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