copdeb, 28 days ago

@ingorohlfing @academicchatter I have talked with some providers of Elsevier. It seems that the pricing can be overwhelming for small institutions. They might even have to pay the same amount as some bigger ones

mcp, 28 days ago

@ingorohlfing @academicchatter If scientific authors have given away their copyright to Elsevier for free for decades, and their institutions have bought back their texts at outrageous prices, why shouldn't they accept paying similarly outrageous prices for their brand-new bullshit generator (a.k.a #AI or #SALAMI)? https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/elsevier-launches-scopus-ai-bot-literature-reviews

sposadelvento, 27 days ago

@mcp @ingorohlfing @academicchatter
I wonder if the research done by community should be available to be parsed by an AI.
Maybe it would be better just open for humans.

mcp, 27 days ago

@sposadelvento @ingorohlfing @academicchatter The problem is that AI is a function of concentrated technological capacities and capabilities (https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/report-ai-in-the-public-interest-confronting-the-monopoly-threat), and even if the data and texts as data were public, as it should be, the monopolies (unless broken) would still have the upper hand in computational power.