Cochrane announces new policy on AI generated content

Cochrane has introduced a new policy addressing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in generating written content for its publications. We have been carefully monitoring the use of Artificial Intelligence in the publishing sector and developed this new policy in response to the rapid emergence and adoption of AI writing tools.

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Neil Rodger
Cochrane Reviews: a breakdown of tasks done by Review Groups and the Central Editorial Service

It is important to Cochrane’s future that our editorial processes are independent of review development. This is why review development and editorial functions will be completely separated. From the end of March 2024, all the purely editorial parts of the process will be done by the Central Editorial Service.

As members of a Cochrane Review Group or Thematic Group, you still have a crucial role to play in Cochrane’s future, especially in the delivery of high-quality Cochrane reviews. Here, we have outlined tasks you can continue to do, and also those tasks that will eventually be managed by the Central Editorial Service.

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Neil Rodger
“We have a fantastic, helpful community with a very wide range of expertise” – an interview with Cochrane’s new Commissioning Editor, Roses Parker

Roses Parker started with Cochrane in 2019 as a Network Support Fellow and is now a Commissioning Editor in the Evidence Production and Methods Directorate. Roses has previously held roles as a Staff Nurse, Data Analyst, and Research Assistant, all standing her in good stead for the role. Here, Roses explains how her new role will help commissioning and her hopes for the upcoming Cochrane Colloquium.

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Neil Rodger