Neuroscience journal editor resigns after AI system overrides peer reviewer selections
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Summary
An associate editor of Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, Michael Okun, resigned in protest over the publisher's AI system (AIRA) that automatically overrides editor-selected peer reviewers. The AI system, designed to find potential reviewers, could not be turned off by journal officials, leading Okun to resign publicly on social media. His resignation prompted an internal review of the AI system's impact on academic integrity and the peer review process.
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Michael Okun... announced his resignation on social media on 10 June, after journal officials told him they couldn't turn off AI-related tools that automatically find potential peer reviewers.
The editor resigned after the journal's artificial-intelligence system overrode his selection of referees for a manuscript. His move prompted an internal review of the system.
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