Can automation make peer review faster and fairer?
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English - December 02, 2020 05:01 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsTechnology Government aiforgood futureofwork publicpolicy techpolicy aiforsocialgood artificialintelligence blockcenter carnegiemellonuniversity cmu dataforgood Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Peer review is the backbone of research, upholding the standards of accuracy, relevance and originality. However, as innovation in the fields of AI and machine learning has reached new heights of productivity, it has become more difficult to perform peer review in a fast and fair manner. Our hosts are joined by Nihar Shah to unpack the question of automation in the scientific publication process: could it help, is it happening already, and what does it have in common with the job application process?