ChatGPT for scientific paper writing—promises and perils

ChatGPT: A double-edged sword for scientific writing

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic paper writing is witnessing a surge in popularity. Specifically, ChatGPT, a member of the generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) family of large language models (LLMs), has found application across diverse scientific and medical domains, encompassing detection of drug interactions, drug safety monitoring, medical image analysis, and the refinement of research papers.

Through the use of sophisticated algorithms and data analysis capabilities, ChatGPT plays a pivotal role in expediting the scientific writing process for researchers. This assistance is particularly valuable, as researchers often grapple with time constraints during the composition of scientific papers, a task known for its inherent lengthiness. ChatGPT assists researchers by aiding in the organization of pertinent material, data gathering and analysis, organizing the relevant material, gathering and analyzing data, suggesting titles, outlining data analysis methods and results, drawing conclusions from the detailed results, generating the initial draft of a scientific paper, and proofreading the final version.2 Furthermore, ChatGPT proves invaluable for non-native speakers of the academic language, who may encounter difficulties in crafting scientific manuscripts.