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Week 6

AI for Writing, Communication & Research Ideation

How AI changes the way we write, think, and generate research ideas

12 papers across writing cognition, ideation, homogenisation, and scientific integrity. SSRN, SAGE and ScienceDirect items are link-only.

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6.1 · Writing as Thinking

Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
Kosmyna, N., et al. (2025) — MIT Media Lab
↓ Download PDF arXiv:2506.08872
A conceptual exploration of generative AI-induced cognitive dissonance and its emergence in university-level academic writing
Seran, C. E., Tan, M. J. T., Abdul Karim, H., et al. (2025) — Frontiers in AI
↓ Download PDF DOI:10.3389/frai.2025.1573368
The impact of generative AI on academic reading and writing: a synthesis of recent evidence (2023–2025)
Sanz-Tejeda, A., Domínguez-Oller, J. C., Baldaquí-Escandell, J. M., & Gómez-Díaz, R. (2025) — Frontiers in Education
↓ Download PDF DOI:10.3389/feduc.2025.1711718

6.2 · Research Ideation with AI

A Prompt Pattern Catalog to Enhance Prompt Engineering with ChatGPT
White, J., et al. (2023)
↓ Download PDF arXiv:2302.11382
Accelerating science with human-aware artificial intelligence
Sourati, J., & Evans, J. A. (2023)
↓ Download PDF arXiv:2306.01495
Prompting Diverse Ideas: Increasing AI Idea Variance
Meincke, L., Mollick, E., & Terwiesch, C. (2024)
↓ Download PDF arXiv:2402.01727
Can LLMs Generate Novel Research Ideas? A Large-Scale Human Study with 100+ NLP Researchers
Si, C., Yang, D., & Hashimoto, T. (2024)
↓ Download PDF arXiv:2409.04109
The AI Scientist: Towards Fully Automated Open-Ended Scientific Discovery
Lu, C., Lu, C., Lange, R. T., et al. (2024) — Sakana AI; Nature 2026
↓ Download PDF arXiv:2408.06292
AI is turning research into a scientific monoculture
Traberg, C. S., Roozenbeek, J., & van der Linden, S. (2026) — Communications Psychology
↓ Download PDF DOI:10.1038/s44271-026-00428-5

6.3 · AI Writing Tools — Landscape and Honest Assessment

Two futures for multilingual scientific publishing in the age of AI
Amano, T., Bowker, M., & Burton-Jones, A. (2025) — PLOS Biology
↓ Download PDF DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.3003215
AI Suggestions Homogenize Writing Toward Western Styles and Diminish Cultural Nuances
Agarwal, D., Naaman, M., & Vashistha, A. (2024) — CHI 2025
↓ Download PDF arXiv:2409.11360

6.4 · Scientific Integrity and the Writing Pipeline

AI for scientific integrity: detecting ethical breaches, errors, and misconduct in manuscripts
Pellegrina, D., Helmy, M., et al. (2025) — Frontiers in AI
↓ Download PDF DOI:10.3389/frai.2025.1644098

6.5 · Building Your AI Writing Workflow

Original workflow content.

6.6 · Hands-On Activities and Assessment

Assessment design.

6.7 · Using AI to Review Your Own Work (supplementary)

Based on the paper-review skill.

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Girotra, K., Meincke, L., Terwiesch, C., & Ulrich, K. (2023). Quantity vs. Quality: Comparing the Idea Generation Capabilities of LLMs and Humans. SSRN:4526071 6.2
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Usdan, S., Connell Pensky, A., & Chang, R. (2024). Effects of structured AI writing instruction at Carnegie Mellon. SSRN:4941022 6.3
Same SSRN bot-protection.
Daryani, S., et al. (2026). The Homogenizing Engine: AI’s Role in Standardizing Culture. SAGE Journals. DOI:10.1177/23727322251406591 6.2, 6.3
SAGE paywalled; UCT library has SAGE access.
Holmner, M., et al. (2025). The Future of Academic Writing in the Age of Generative AI. JASIST. Wiley/ASIS&T 6.1
Wiley paywalled; UCT library access.