AI4HIV: Roles of AI in Publishing Research Results: An Evolving Discussion

Stemming from recent work with fellow journal editors developing guidelines for AI in scientific publishing, Dr. Sullivan’s presentation will address AI-related publishing issues as well as AI in the research process. Patrick Sullivan, DVM, PhD is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Epidemiology at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, and co-leads Emory’s T32 Fellowship focusing on HIV Translational Research to End the Epidemic. Before coming to Emory, Patrick worked in at CDC as an EIS officer and in HIV Surveillance programs, overseeing the creation of the national HIV Behavioral Surveillance System and the Medical Monitoring Project. Dr. Sullivan’s research focuses on HIV among men who have sex with men, including behavioral research, interventions, equity metrics, and surveillance, and he is a member of the HPTN MSM Scientific Committee. He is currently serving in his second term as a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, and the is Editor in Chief of Annals of Epidemiology. This presentation is hosted by the CAPS Developmental Core. AI4HIV is a speaker series on applications of AI for HIV prevention, supported by a Boost award from the UCSF CFAR. Town Hall Chair: Parya Saberi, PharmD 0:00 Introductions 2:01 Roles of AI in publishing research results 8:35 A continuum of acceptable use of AI in academic publishing 17:36 AI-assisted literature review 27:07 Suggestions for editing and word reduction 31:16 Publisher policies on use of AI tools in peer review 36:12 Guidelines - consensus statements 37:13 Prohibited almost everywhere 40:34 Conclusions 43:36 Q & A