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DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1788285
Theoretical Essays

Artificial Intelligence, the Production of Scientific Texts, and the Implications for Sleep Science: Exploring Emerging Paradigms and Perspectives

Vanessa Cavalcante-Silva
1   Departamento de Psicobiologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
,
Vânia D'Almeida
1   Departamento de Psicobiologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
,
Sergio Tufik
1   Departamento de Psicobiologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2   Instituto do Sono, Associação Fundo Incentivo à Pesquisa (AFIP), São Paulo, Brazil
,
Monica L. Andersen 
1   Departamento de Psicobiologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2   Instituto do Sono, Associação Fundo Incentivo à Pesquisa (AFIP), São Paulo, Brazil
› Author Affiliations Funding Our studies are supported by Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa (AFIP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. MLA and VDA receive grants from Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (Processes: 2020/13467-8 and 23/08657-0, respectively) and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).
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Abstract

The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many fields, including natural language processing, and marks a potential paradigm shift in the way we evaluate knowledge. One significant innovation in this area is ChatGPT, a large language model based on the GPT-3.5 architecture created by OpenAI, with one of its main aims being to aid in general text writing, including scientific texts. Here, we highlight the challenges and opportunities related to using generative AI and discuss both the benefits of its use, such as saving time by streamlining the writing process and reducing the amount of time spent on mundane tasks, and the potential drawbacks, including concerns regarding the accuracy and reliability of the information generated and its ethical use. In respect of both education and the writing of scientific texts, clear rules and objectives and institutional principles must be established for the use of AI. We also consider the positive and negative effects of the use of AI technologies on interpersonal interactions and behavior, and, as sleep scientists, its potential impacts on sleep. Striking a balance between the benefits and potential drawbacks of integrating AI into society demands ongoing research by experts, the wide dissemination of the scientific results, as well as continued public discourse on the subject.

Keywords

generative artificial intelligence - ChatGPT - education - institutional guide


Publication History

Received: 21 July 2023

Accepted: 21 September 2023

Article published online:
23 July 2024

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