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International Journal of Science Annals, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2023
рrint ISSN: 2617-2682; online ISSN: 2707-3637; DOI:10.26697/ijsa

Human-AI System is a complicated dynamic complex of The right segment with a white background contains the
interactions between living and non-living matter, is an “AI Chatbot” inscription. This indicates that the author(s)
accumulation of coordinated, interdependent and of the manuscript used AI-based Chatbot. Below the
interconnected informational-technological actions of inscription, A, B, C, etc. letters in alphabetical order
human and AI, oriented to learn from the information indicate this contribution to the research.
obtained, designed to effectively perform tasks and The name of the Chatbot/toolkit(s) in the Materials and
achieve goals. Methods section; the author(s) can include the name of
While the answers to some questions are obvious the Chatbot developer in the Acknowledgments section.
(technology and robotization have made heavy and Authors may disagree because using the logo looks like
monotonous work easier, computerization and the co-authoring with AI. In anticipation of this
Internet have helped speed up information retrieval and disagreement, we suggest looking at the actual
processing), the use of AI, including ChatBots, remains capabilities of ChatBots and their role in preparing the
uncertain. This is especially true in the intellectual paper. After all, ChatBots are quite capable of performing
sphere: scientific research, media publications, etc. study design, data collection, statistical analysis, data
Some of the positive things about using AI and ChatBots interpretation, manuscript preparation, literature
are that they can find relevant documents, summarize text searches... The author only needs to specify the topic, key
and draw conclusions from documents, make predictions, parameters, and manuscript design requirements, and that
answer questions quickly, and argue for answers based will be enough for ChatBot to write a review article or
on the latest scientific research. even an original article.
Despite all these impressive benefits, we have some We assume that in the near future, such papers will fill
doubts about the pace and scope of AI delegation. Would publishers’ email inboxes. Therefore, the dilemma of
not the use of AI accelerate the pace of life so much that quality or quantity in scientific publications will become
we lose control over it? You would agree that this small particularly relevant (Melnyk & Pypenko, 2021).
factor could radically affect our lives. Therefore, the Figure 2
problem of AI legitimacy needs to be addressed as soon
as possible. Layout of a Basic Logo to Indicate the Use of AI-Based
Chatbot in a Publication
Since scientists are (still) the leaders of innovation and
the level of development of society depends on them, let
us consider the role of ChatBots in scientific
publications. It is in scientific publications that ideas are
first expressed and then put into practice, significantly
affecting human activity and life on the planet as a whole.
Existing search engines and the emergence of new
ChatBots, such as ChatGPT, which use language models,
greatly simplify the process of preparing and writing
scientific publications. They can help authors automate Note.
research workflows such as literature searching,
literature review, statistical analysis, and more. 1. The presented logo is the authors’ own creation.
2. If the author(s) used an AI-based Chatbot in the
In this Editorial, we would like to introduce our idea of
creating a digital platform that has the potential to manuscript, we recommend using a contribution
classification index for the manuscript.
legitimize and regulate the use of AI, intelligent search
engines, ChatBots in scientific and practical human Example of a letter designation: A – Study Design; B –
Data Collection; C – Statistical Analysis; D – Data
activities. And first of all, it should be implemented for
scientific publications. Interpretation; E – Manuscript Preparation; F – Literature
Search…
We believe that the method we have developed,
indicating AI involvement and ChatBots contributions to Are the papers written by ChatBots the result of the
scientific publications, can solve this problem. We offer intellectual activity of the author, who has skillfully set
to use a logo that is visually easy to perceive and the parameters for entering information, or are they still
essentially reflects the role and level of involvement of the product of the ChatBot, which has a share in co-
the AI and the specific ChatBots in a particular study. authorship?
We have developed a basic logo layout that can be used Let us try to answer the question of who owns the
to indicate the use of AI-based ChatBots in a publication. authorship of such a publication objectively.
The logo has a color image and a black and white image. Despite the significant contributions that ChatBots can
Consider the black and white image. The basic logo make, at this stage ChatBots cannot be considered
layout (Figure 2) is a rectangle with rounded corners, legitimate authors of a scientific paper.
divided into two segments by the background. If only because ChatBots are not responsible for the text
The left segment with a gray background contains a they write, they cannot sign a statement about the
hexagonal figure with the AIC abbreviation centered on presence or absence of a conflict of interest. Such a
white background. The AIC abbreviation stands for AI- statement is required by most scientific journals,
based Chatbot as well as Academic International including the International Journal of Science Annals
Corporation, which provides this platform. (IJSA).

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