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AIGC tools such as ChatGPT have profoundly changed scientific research, leading to widespread attention on its use on academic writing.
- Leveraging preprints from large language models, this study examined the use of AIGC in manuscript writing and its correlation with author profiles.
- We found that: (1) since the release of ChatGPT, the likelihood of abstracts being AI-generated has gradually increased; (2) scientists from English-speaking countries are less likely to use AIGC tools for writing assistance, while those from countries with linguistic differences from English are more likely to use these tools; (3) there is weak correlation between a paper's AI-generated probability and authors' academic performance; and (4) authors who have previously published papers with high AI-generated probabilities are more likely to continue using AIGC tools.
- We believe that this paper provides insightful results for relevant policies and norms and in enhancing the understanding of the relationship between humans and AI.