Summary of Is Chatgpt Transforming Academics’ Writing Style?, by Mingmeng Geng et al.
Is ChatGPT Transforming Academics’ Writing Style?
by Mingmeng Geng, Roberto Trotta
First submitted to arxiv on: 12 Apr 2024
Categories
- Main: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Digital Libraries (cs.DL); Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The study analyzes the writing styles of abstracts in arXiv papers from 2018 to 2024, focusing on ChatGPT’s textual density. The researchers use statistical methods to assess word frequency changes and calibrate their model on a mix of real and simulated data. They find that large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are increasingly influencing abstracts in computer science, with an estimated 35% using LLM-style writing as a baseline. The study discusses both positive and negative aspects of LLMs’ impact on academic writing. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary ChatGPT’s writing style is studied in arXiv paper abstracts from 2018 to 2024. Researchers look at word frequency changes and find that large language models like ChatGPT are changing how scientists write. In computer science, they think about 35% of abstracts now sound like they were written by ChatGPT. The study talks about both good and bad things this change brings. |
