Critically Engaged Pragmatism: Scientific Norm and Social, Pragmatist Epistemology for AI Science Evaluation Tools
arXiv:2601.09753v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: AI science evaluation tools aim to assess research credibility. As with traditional metrics such as impact factors, their edicts can be decontextualised and repurposed in problematic ways. To address this, I propose Critically-Engaged Pragmatism as a scientific norm enjoining scientific communities to scrutinise the purposes and purpose-specific reliability of AI science evaluation tools. To foster Critically Engaged Pragmatism, creators of AI science evaluation tools should transparently and fully report design, training, and benchmark
The proliferation of AI-driven research evaluation tools is leading to calls for increased scrutiny and new scientific norms to ensure their responsible application and prevent misuse.
The proposal for 'Critically Engaged Pragmatism' highlights a growing awareness of the potential for AI tools to influence scientific credibility, requiring a proactive, critical approach to their development and use.
The focus shifts towards establishing explicit scientific norms for the development and deployment of AI science evaluation tools, emphasizing transparency and purpose-specific reliability over simplistic metrics.
- · transparent AI tool developers
- · scientific ethics committees
- · researchers who prioritize rigorous validation
- · developers of opaque AI evaluation tools
- · institutions reliant on simplistic metrics
- · researchers applying AI tools uncritically
The call for Critically Engaged Pragmatism will lead to new guidelines and ethical frameworks for AI in scientific evaluation.
Increased scrutiny could slow the adoption of some AI evaluation tools, while fostering the development of more robust and transparent alternatives.
Long-term, this could redefine standards of scientific merit and impact, moving beyond quantitative metrics to incorporate qualitative and ethical considerations.
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