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Iris van Rooij is a Professor of Computational Cognitive Science who studies the scope and limits of human cognition (including scientists’ cognition). She approaches this from an interdisciplinary perspective, bringing in expertise from psychology, philosophy and computer science. She also researches and teaches critical reflection on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in society and science. Together with her colleagues at Radboud University, Van Rooij develops ideas and materials to advance Critical AI Literacy.

AI slop and the destruction of knowledge

Iris van Rooij is Professor of Computational Cognitive Science at the School of Artificial Intelligence in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Her research focuses on the computational foundations of cognitive science. Recently she was looking for information on what cognitive scientists mean when they speak of ‘domain-general’ cognition. To her surprise and dismay, she hit upon a ScienceDirect page that ‘defined’ the concept using, as she terms it, AI Slop. She shares the thread of her email communications with the Elsevier Helpdesk that detail her concerns about AI generated definitions, and links within articles, and the fact that authors cannot say ‘no’ to their work being used for AI training and AI generated texts. In addition, she includes references and recommended readings about AI’s impact on education and the future of academia.

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Subjects: AI, KM, Legal Research, Technology Trends
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