We will discuss how scholars can use AI tools as part of their research and writing process, the impact of ‘fabricated research’ on our educational system and the public trust in research, and how editors and reviewers deal with the upsurge in AI-generated content.
Co-hosted with Oslo Law Review and the Nordic Journal of Human Rights.
Program
10:15–10:20 Welcome and introduction (Peter Scharff Smith, Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law)
10:20–10.40 How does AI shape knowledge production? What are generative AI and LLMs, what are some of their impacts on the legal field, and what type of regulatory response is emerging? What are the challenges with using plagiarism detection tools to recognize AI-generated text? (Live Sunniva Hjort, researcher at SERI and editorial assistant at Oslo Law Review)
10:40–10:55 The legal writer's perspective: challenges, opportunities and the road ahead (Kristin Bergtora Sandvik, Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law)
10.55–11:15 The editor's perspective: drawing on two decades of experience as an editor for Security Dialogue, Marit Moe-Pryce will discuss the rise and rise of paper mills, the quest for ‘better articles’, and the implications of Plan-S for the peer reviewer model (Marit Moe-Pryce, PRIO Peace Research Institute Oslo)
11:15–11:30 Can journals futureproof publishing? The editors of Oslo Law Review and the Nordic Journal of Human Rights are invited to reflect on the challenges facing the journals and strategies to adopt (Alla Pozdnakova, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law and Kjetil Mujezinović Larsen, Department of Public and International Law)
11:30–11:55 Discussion (moderated by Peter Scharff Smith)
Wrap-up and goodbye
Online participation
This is a hybrid seminar. Those participating online can access the seminar below.
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These events are part of celebration of the 70-year jubilee of the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law, University of Oslo. The department’s researchers have for decades been involved in public debate about society’s exclusion mechanisms, crime, policing and punishment, and many have contributed to knowledge that has affected the development of Norwegian society. We use this jubilee to look back, taking stock and looking forward, and we invite the public to join us in a series of events that we hope will reach broad audiences.