What a ‘Science' magazine experiment says about the future of AI in journalism, with Abigail Eisenstadt

What a ‘Science' magazine experiment says about the future of AI in journalism, with Abigail Eisenstadt

23:53 Nov 6, 2025
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1131. This week, we talk with ‘Science' magazine senior writer Abigail Eisenstadt about her team's year-long experiment testing ChatGPT's ability to summarize research papers. We look at their methodology, the limitations they realized, and their main finding: that AI could “transcribe” scientific studies but failed to “translate” them with context. Read the report: https://www.science.org/do/10.5555/page.2385668/full/chatgpt_project_report_final.pdf? Share your familect recording in a WhatsApp chat or at 833-214-4475.? Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses.? Subscribe to the newsletter.? Take our advertising survey. ? Get the edited transcript.? Get Grammar Girl books. ? Join Grammarpalooza. Get ad-free and bonus episodes at Apple Podcasts or Subtext. Learn more about the difference. | HOST: Mignon Fogarty| VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475).| Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network.Audio Engineer: Dan FeierabendDirector of Podcast: Holly HutchingsAdvertising Operations Specialist: Morgan ChristiansonMarketing and Video: Nat Hoopes, Rebekah Sebastian| Theme music by Catherine Rannus.| Grammar Girl Social Media: YouTube. TikTok. Facebook.Threads. 
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