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On the value of human-generated scientific writing in the age of large-language models.

By writing it down, we can sort years of research, data and analysis into an actual story, thereby identifying our main message and the influence of our work. In addition, LLMs can be beneficial in overcoming writer’s block, provide alternative explanations for findings or identify connections between seemingly unrelated subjects, thereby sparking new ideas. King, M. R. Can Bard, Google’s experimental chatbot based on the LaMDA large language model, help to analyze the gender and racial diversity of authors in your cited scientific references?

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