Session on AI & open access in modern astronomy publishing is about to start. Wanna take bets on how depressing it will be? Very/extremely/wtf ...
(Rhetoric question.)
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Should we improve access to readers if this builds barriers for the authors? ==> Shifting the barrier & concerns about equity and integrity, predatory publishing ...
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Haven't read this yet, leaving it as reference:
"A&A community survey on the future of scientific publishing
Credibility over speed, fairness over profit, human judgment over automation"
▶️ https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/06/aa61365-26/aa61365-26.html
And here a shorter summary: https://www.aanda.org/2026-press-releases/3205-a-a-community-survey-reveals-strong-support-for-quality-fairness-and-human-oversight-in-scientific-publishing
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"You are using a stochastic tool for something that should be deterministic."
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Another interesting article mentioned, to be read later:
"Mathematicians are developing rules for AI use — other fields should follow"
www.nature.comMathematicians are developing rules for AI use — other fields should followThe mathematics community is right to call for transparency, integrity and fairness to be protected when AI tools are used. Researchers in other disciplines could learn from this approach.Replying to @vicgrinberg@mastodon.social
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Joao Alves from Vienna, speaking as A&A editor in chief - "Writing is Thinking: If we hand the writing to a machine, we quietly hand over the thinking too."
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