TY - JOUR
T1 - AI tools as science policy advisers? The potential and the pitfalls
AU - Tyler, Chris
AU - Akerlof, K. L.
AU - Allegra, Alessandro
AU - Arnold, Zachary
AU - Canino, Henriette
AU - Doornenbal, Marius A.
AU - Goldstein, Josh A.
AU - Budtz Pedersen, David
AU - Sutherland, William J.
PY - 2023/10/5
Y1 - 2023/10/5
N2 - Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have stoked febrile commentary around large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT and others, that can generate text in response to typed prompts. Although these tools can benefit research1, there are widespread concerns about the technology — from loss of jobs and the effects of over-reliance on AI assistance, to AI-generated disinformation undermining democracies. Less discussed is how such technologies might be used constructively, to create tools that sift and summarize scientific evidence for policymaking. Across the world, science advisers act as knowledge brokers providing presidents, prime ministers, civil servants and politicians with up-to-date information on how science and technology intersects with societal issues
AB - Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have stoked febrile commentary around large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT and others, that can generate text in response to typed prompts. Although these tools can benefit research1, there are widespread concerns about the technology — from loss of jobs and the effects of over-reliance on AI assistance, to AI-generated disinformation undermining democracies. Less discussed is how such technologies might be used constructively, to create tools that sift and summarize scientific evidence for policymaking. Across the world, science advisers act as knowledge brokers providing presidents, prime ministers, civil servants and politicians with up-to-date information on how science and technology intersects with societal issues
KW - Computer science
KW - Government
KW - Machine learning
KW - Policy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85172761767&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1038/d41586-023-02999-3
DO - 10.1038/d41586-023-02999-3
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 37759118
AN - SCOPUS:85172761767
SN - 0028-0836
VL - 622
SP - 27
EP - 30
JO - Nature
JF - Nature
IS - 7981
ER -