SciLib Forum 2026: AI in Charge or Human in the Loop? | Day 2 | University Library

23 Sep 2026

Time: 16:30 - 20:00

Location: Spiegelgasse 5, 4051 Basel

Organizer:
University Medical Library

Forschung & Lehre

SciLib Forum 2026: AI in Charge or Human in the Loop? | Day 2

SciLib Forum 2026: AI in Charge or Human in the Loop?

Generative AI is changing how researchers write, review, evaluate, and communicate science. As AI tools become more capable of synthesizing literature, drafting manuscripts, and shaping research outputs, a fundamental question arises: Who is actually in charge? Are researchers still the primary authors using AI as an assistant, or are humans increasingly reduced to editing AI-generated science?

This year's SciLib Forum explores this shifting balance. Participants will examine how to maintain intellectual ownership, critical judgement, transparency, and responsibility, ensuring that AI strengthens rather than replaces human scientific reasoning.

The full programme and registration details will be published in late August 2026.

Day 2 provisional programme

Wednesday, 23 September 2026

16:30–18:00

Workshop 2
Why conduct a literature review if AI can do it for you? Exploring different aspects of automated review writing
Dr. Nuria Plattner, subject specialist natural sciences University Library Basel
Prof. Dr. Christian Appenzeller-Herzog and Dr. Thomas Fürst, medical information specialists, University Medical Library

OR (choice required upon registration)

Workshop 3
Trust, Verify, or Reject? Calibrating AI Use in Research Workflows
Dr. Robin Segerer, Subject Specialist Psychology, University Library Basel, & invited experts (TBA)

18:20–20:00

Keynote Speech
AI as a Thinking Partner: The Extended Mind in Scientific Practice
TBA

Expert Panel Discussion
AI or Human in the Loop? Expert exchange on authorship, academic integrity and responsibility for the future of knowledge creation
TBA

Please visit SciLib Forum 2026 for more information.

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