The inevitable has now happened and what is clearly unedited generative AI content is finding its way into (apparently) peer-reviewed publications. It’s possible that this practice is already disturbingly widespread. This was inevitable because in a system that privileges efficiency and productivity—as seems to be the case with much of academic scholarship—using a tool that can generate a simulation of the kind of content that passes muster in these spaces will be sorely tempting. These simulations are entering a world where those tasked as gatekeepers are overwhelmed, and the temptation to simply check the box and move the article down the line of production is powerful, particularly when that production (for both scholars and editors) is the job.
