Generative AI for emerging researchers: good, ethical or risky?

Wednesday 28^th February
3-4pm (SAST)

How can one use generative AI responsibly and appropriately? What are its benefits and limitations, and what are the risks inherent in using it? Find out from two experts who will explore the perspectives of using generative AI in writing and publishing research.

This webinar will be relevant to all those engaged in research at institutions in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. It is part of our Author Engagement Programme organised under the partnership between Wiley and the South African National Library and Information Consortium. Find out more about how this partnership personally benefits you as an author based at one of the institutions covered by this partnership: https://m.info.wiley.com/webApp/sanlic.

Learn about:

• how generative AI can contribute to the different phases of academic writing
• emergent cases and challenges associated with AI-supported and AI-authored writing
• how generative AI can support core principles of scientific argumentation
• how publishers view generative AI in authorship
• generative AI's impact on research integrity
• how generative AI can improve the publishing experience for authors

Speaker 1: Dr Kirstin Krauss (Chief Digital Innovation Officer, ICANO Int. Ltd)

Dr Kirstin Krauss specialises in digital innovation, business development, and scientific knowledge production and assessment. He has taken on several advisory roles in areas related to research capacity building, research integrity services, education consulting, artificial intelligence, and project coordination for startup companies. In prior roles, Kirstin served as academic and Professor at a number of academic institutions. Kirstin holds a PhD in Informatics from the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Speaker 2: Dr Lisa Wylie (Senior Data Product Manager for Generative AI Product Strategy, Wiley)

Dr Lisa Wylie specialises in data science and machine learning for the publishing industry, and has twenty years’ experience in editorial, operations, and data science roles. She holds a PhD in Chemistry from Durham University, UK and is based in Glasgow, UK.

Moderator: Michael Willis (Senior Solutions Manager, Wiley)

Michael has worked in publishing for nearly 25 years. He champions the needs and aspirations of editors, reviewers and authors within journal editorial and peer review processes, advising and speaking on research integrity, publishing ethics, diversity, equity and inclusion, and researcher behaviour. Michael is content and delivery lead for the Wiley-SANLiC Author Engagement Programme.