"ChatGPT & You: Awareness, Ethics & Possibility in Scientific Communication"
Católica organizes the Science Communication Course “ChatGPT & You: Awareness, Ethics & Possibility in Scientific Communication” on December 3, 2026, within the Transform4Europe Alliance.
About
Generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini are increasingly present in scientific writing and communication. While they offer new possibilities for supporting research activities, their use also raises important questions about accuracy, reliability, authorship and intellectual responsibility.
Rather than approaching AI as a shortcut or as something to reject entirely, this course creates a space for conscious experimentation and critical awareness.
Participants will explore the possibilities and limitations of large language models, learning to distinguish between uses that can support scientific thinking and communication and those that risk outsourcing essential intellectual work, authorship and creativity.
The course will address issues such as hallucinations, inaccuracies, bias, loss of individual writing voice, transparency and academic integrity. Participants will also experiment with AI tools for brainstorming, structuring, revising and editing scientific texts, while reflecting on what should remain fundamentally human in the communication of science.
Core competence
Making informed, critical and ethical decisions about using generative AI in scientific writing and communication.
Skills and competences developed
By the end of the course, participants will have developed skills in:
- Identifying the possibilities and limitations of generative AI tools in scientific communication.
- Critically evaluating AI-generated content for accuracy, bias and reliability.
- Recognising risks related to authorship, intellectual responsibility, originality and academic integrity.
- Making informed and ethical decisions about when, why and how to use AI in scientific writing.
Basic requirements
Participants should have some experience with scientific writing and be currently engaged in research. No previous formal training in academic writing is required.
