7 papers
Media Coverage of War Victims: Journalistic Biases in Reporting on Israel and Gaza
Bedoor AlShebli, Bruno Gabriel Salvador Casara, Anne Maass
October 7, 2023 marked the start of a war against Gaza, one of the most devastating conflicts in modern history, which quickly produced a stark global attitudinal divide. To examin…
Current policies governing editorial conflicts of interest are ineffective
Fengyuan Liu, Bedoor AlShebli, Talal Rahwan
Research-active editors face a potential conflict of interest (COI) when handling submissions from authors who share the same affiliation or those who recently collaborated with th…
Disparities in Peer Review Tone and the Role of Reviewer Anonymity
Maria Sahakyan, Bedoor AlShebli
The peer review process is often regarded as the gatekeeper of scientific integrity, yet increasing evidence suggests that it is not immune to bias. Although structural inequities…
From job titles to jawlines: Using context voids to study generative AI systems
Shahan Ali Memon, Soham De, Sungha Kang +5
In this paper, we introduce a speculative design methodology for studying the behavior of generative AI systems, framing design as a mode of inquiry. We propose bridging seemingly…
Characterizing the effect of retractions on publishing careers
Shahan Ali Memon, Kinga Makovi, Bedoor AlShebli
Retracting academic papers is a fundamental tool of quality control, but it may have far-reaching consequences for retracted authors and their careers. Previous studies have highli…
China and the U.S. produce more impactful AI research when collaborating together
Bedoor AlShebli, Shahan Ali Memon, James A. Evans +1
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a disruptive technology, promising to grant a significant economic and strategic advantage to nations that harness its power. China, with it…