[Edling] Poor English skills? New AIs help researchers to write better

[Francis M. Hult via Edling]

Nature

Poor English skills? New AIs help researchers to write better

A growing suite of free or low-cost online tools can translate text, check
spelling, correct grammar and even detect whether the tone of the text is
appropriate, providing crucial aid to people who are not proficient in
written English. These tools are powered by the same
natural-language-processing models that underlie capabilities such as
predictive text and voice-to-text transcription, and are largely targeted
at ordinary users. Yet researchers can use them to polish their writing in
everything from manuscripts and grant applications to social-media posts.
The tools won’t write papers or applications for you, but they can offer
scientists — particularly those for whom English is a second language — a
strong grammatical steer.

Full story:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02767-9
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