Technological Tools for AI-Based Science Popularization Services: Innovation, Risks, and Countermeasures

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Lin Wang 图书馆 Author

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artificial intelligence, science popularization, technological tools

Abstract

Artificial intelligence is leading an unprecedented revolution in technological tools and driving full-process innovation in science popularization services. As tools for inspiration stimulation, content generation, round-the-clock quality control, scene construction, positioning, data collection, and data processing, AI has reshaped the models of science popularization creation, review, dissemination, and evaluation, greatly improving the efficiency, quality, breadth, precision, and scientific rigor of science popularization services. However, owing to the limitations of technological tools, risks such as groundless "hallucinations" have followed close behind: they may strike at the authority and agency of science popularization personnel, erode the very foundation of science popularization services, and hamper efforts to strengthen value guidance in science popularization services. For this reason, in the process of delivering science popularization services, it is necessary to enhance science popularization personnel's understanding of and ability to use AI, regulate the boundaries of AI application, and endow AI with connotations of value rationality on top of technical rationality.

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