Science is aware that there may eventually be acceptable uses of ChatGPT and related tools in the preparation of scientific papers. However, we believe it is prudent to wait until we have more clarity on what uses the scientific community will see as permissible. Image editors are now important tools in editing scientific figures, but when they were introduced in the 1990s, no guardrails were in place to guide their use. The resulting confusion blurred the lines between beautification and misconduct and may have contributed to the image manipulation challenges we still face today. Dealing with uses of ChatGPT that are considered permissible now but deemed unacceptable later would undermine scientific productivity. Therefore, we encourage a broad conversation among the scientific community about the potential applications of ChatGPT to scientific papers and guidelines for its ethical use. If a consensus emerges that is inconsistent with our policies, we will consider adjusting them at that time.
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