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A survey finds that most respondents are sceptical that the technology underpinning large-language models is sufficient for artificial general intelligence.

The integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) in academia brings benefits for access and collaboration as well as challenges that include misinformation and threats to academic integrity. We examine 80 academic guidelines and recommend balanced approaches for the responsible integration of generative AI and LLMs in education.

The adage that ideas are cheap in astronomy, with execution being paramount, may already be obsolete. The impact of large language models (LLMs) on research looms on the horizon, compelling the astronomy community to reevaluate the very metrics of merit, the definition of research identity and methodology, and the foundations of education.

Cheung, a laboratory assistant straight from university, raised the alarm over dodgy science and a duplicitous boss.

We reflect on what science tells us about the importance of diversity.