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ChatGPT Writes Well Enough to Fool Scientific Reviewers
The internet’s new favourite toy, ChatGPT, accomplishes some things better than others. The machine learning-trained chatbot from OpenAI can string together sentences and paragraphs that flow smoothly on just about any topic you prompt it with. But it cannot reliably tell the truth. It can act as a believable substitute for a text-based mental health…
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Glacier Named After Prominent Geologist Renamed Following Sexual Harassment Scandal
The Me Too movement has toppled Hollywood executives, pundits and bureaucrats since it burst onto the scene last year. Prompting a government agency to rename a geologic landform, however, may be a first.
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Russian University Lovingly Erects Giant Concrete Monument To Peer Review
Life as an academic is hard, if you discount the whole tenure thing. Assuming you’ve ever submitted a piece of research for publication, chances are you’ve had to go through the process of peer review — an often soul-crushing ordeal during which you and your ideas are metaphorically flayed by a jury of your peers.
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The Most Influential Universities, According To Wikipedia
There are many ways to judge the quality of a university: the results of its students, the research it produces, perhaps even the number of Nobel prizes it boasts. But how about using Wikipedia citations instead?