Artificial Intelligence–Assisted Technology Medical Manuscript Writing: New Challenges for Reviewers and Editors

Since the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in medical writing, there has been a major debate about its potential and risks for biomedical research and publications. The positions of authors, reviewers, and editors are divergent between those who consider AI an authentic author and those who reject its uses.

Undoubtedly, AI-assisted technology (AI-AT) is dramatically changing the biomedical research landscape. No one can exclude its applications in medical manuscript writing. However, better comprehension of this new technology, its applications, risks, and challenges is vital for the medical publication world. It is creating new challenges for authors, reviewers, and editors. When reviewing and editing an AI-written manuscript, many questions must be answered: Is it accurate? Is it ethical? Is it non-biased? Is it complete? Is there AI hallucination?

On May 2023, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) published updated Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals. At that time, its position on AI-AT Medical Manuscript writing was updated in detail. Clearly, the AI-AT editors and reviewers are facing new challenges during the process of any article written by direct audio input (dAI)-assisted technology

• Raouf Hajji, MD, PhD | University of Sousse, Medicine Faculty of Sousse, 4000, Sousse, Tunisia; Sidi Bouzid Hospital, Internal Medicine Department, 9100, Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia; International Medical Community (IMC), Via Nomentana, 403, Rome, Lazio, 00162, Italy