Ethicist based @Northwestern University, Chicagohttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3mk6bhjuk6c27Through Advarra’s Council for Responsible Use of #AI in Clinical Trials, we worked with a diverse group from academia and industry to create a framework that introduces a practical, risk-based approach based on the degree of AI autonomy and patient impact. Access the document: hubs.la/Q04d5zKW023 Apr 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6bhjuk6c27https://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3mjwnisrd3k2gThe 2026 #AI index report notes that the energy consumption for only 4 prompts is comparable to charging 2 smartphones. Avoiding AI‑generated summaries reduces #environmental footprint. To search #Google WITHOUT AI Overview add "-ai" to your search query. I learned this from @Adela V. Justice.20 Apr 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwnisrd3k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3mjkotudx2c24#GenAI increases the costs of over-reliance on weak & easily ‘gameable’ quantitative proxies for #research_evaluation. Brian Earp, Seb Porsdam Mann, @kristiholmes.bsky.social & I suggest that reforms should be organized around ‘distinctly human contributions' https://academic.oup.com/rev/article/doi/10.1093/reseval/rvag020/865172615 Apr 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkotudx2c24https://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3mijitinxec2jLaura Caroli and I argue that the framing #AI competition as a race with #China has resulted in #deregulation and undermines the development of safer AI tools: "The real question is not who wins the race, but who builds AI systems that people can #trust. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/04/02/rather-than-framing-ai-competition-as-a-race-with-china-to-drive-innovation-the-us-should-promote-greater-local-and-global-ai-regulation/02 Apr 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijitinxec2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3migycz5cmk2s@miryamnaddaf.bsky.social & Elizabeth Quill's News Feature on #hallucinated_citations is 👏🏽 They introduce a host of new tools to screen the scholarly corpus for fake citations, and mention my recent work w. David Resnik in @accountabilityair.bsky.social on #GenAI citations & #research_misconduct01 Apr 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3migycz5cmk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3mezgllcvh223This is dehumanizing and normalizes a future when AI agents can literally boss humans around; with or without our awareness. Its the latter I'm more scared of! @jennaahart.bsky.social has a good piece on it: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00454-717 Feb 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mezgllcvh223https://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3mdxk3sehds25Iranians are experiencing a collective trauma. Thousands have been killed/injured in recent events, the economy is crippled & the threat of a wider conflict is real. This is especially difficult for those living in Iran, as many have lost (or fear losing) loved ones. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00342-003 Feb 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxk3sehds25https://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3mb5jgsb3522sTogether with Saja Al-Zoubi we co-lead @globalyacademy.bsky.social's "Scientists at Risk Initiative, the North America Chapter." We've planned workshops & mentorship programs in 2026. As a side activity, and to support the non-GYA community, I can help threatened, displaced, or #at_risk_scholars.29 Dec 2025 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb5jgsb3522shttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3m7ijw6cae22rHave you considered using the #CRediT txonomy to resolve #authorship disputes? Kathy Partin and I explain how this is done at the #NIH Intramural Research Program: https://doi.org/10.1080/08989621.2025.2596063 #research_integrity #publication_ethics [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Dec 2025 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ijw6cae22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3m73mcmppv22fRegarding the use of #AI in #grant_reviews where I said "there are still ‘serious doubts’ around whether LLMs create novel ideas. ‘If AI cannot create really novel ideas, it also is unlikely to detect really creative ideas!" [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Dec 2025 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73mcmppv22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3m6wr7yfewk2gIn today's Chicago Tribune, I and @kristiholmes.bsky.social pose the question: #AI promises efficiency and creativity, but "at what cost and at whose expense?" and in light of the increasing state-driven regulations, make some recommendations for illinois : https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/opinion-chatgpt-ai-illinois-safeguards/01 Dec 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wr7yfewk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3m4bnt6hed22aWhen discussing the impacts of the US government shutdown on science, the #peer_review & editorial work done by federal scientists & staff is overlooked. Their absence is a halt in engagement with sharp minds. I miss their presence at @accountabilityair.bsky.social & look forward to their return.28 Oct 2025 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4bnt6hed22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3lzme2lzghc2jI submitted a paper to a Wiley journal recently (accepted with minor revisions). When resubmitting, the platform forces me to accept a new term before proceeding, to allow the publisher to use my paper to train their #AI. This is NOT real #consent nor a fair contractual term. #publication_ethics24 Sep 2025 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzme2lzghc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3lzjjxiddm22wReally enjoyed attending ENRIO conference. I raised the issue that 'RCR trainings do not necessarily improve openness of science,' partly because most of the work a researcher must do to open up science is ultimately work they do for free for others #open_science23 Sep 2025 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjjxiddm22whttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3lxhxrgp6yk2a#code_plagiarism is REAL & #AI is negatively affecting the #integrity of code/software. Dan Katz, @scedmunds.bsky.social & I discuss involved issues & their impacts on #research_integrity & #publication_ethics in a @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social post: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/28/guest-post-code-plagiarism-and-ai-create-new-challenges-for-publishing-integrity/28 Aug 2025 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhxrgp6yk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3lvlcbv352k2uAmerica's #AI Action Plan unveiled Jul/23 turbocharges deregulation & privatization. By placing #misinformation #DEI & #climate_change in 1 bucket, ignoring #copyrights & mandating datasharing to train future AI, it frames AI as a race VS a tech to be governed https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/04/opinion-whte-house-ai-plan-deregulation-innovation/04 Aug 2025 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvlcbv352k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3lub25rutfk26Finally! NIH limits grant submition by PIs (to 6 new, renewal, resubmission, revisions p/y) to combate #AI generated proposals: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-132.html https://lnkd.in/gPG2cVm618 Jul 2025 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lub25rutfk26https://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3ltzmm7t5os23Full Circle Moment: In 2015 & when doing MA "Applied Ethics" @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social, I read "On Being a Scientist". 10 yrs later, I’m contributing to the next edition of that book. 7/18/25 “The Impact of #AI on the Practices and Norms of Research” hosted by @nationalacademies.org https://events.nationalacademies.org/45170_07-2025_on-being-a-scientist-committee-meeting-215 Jul 2025 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltzmm7t5os23https://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3ls7t32l7lk2nSunday's @chicagotribune.com my plea for a ceasefire "to prevent further bloodshed in both countries" is published beside a completely one-sided piece noting that since military objectives are achieved, killing civilians in #Iran is acceptable and #Israel should continue its attacks!22 Jun 2025 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls7t32l7lk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3lqrry4nzdc2eOn May 8th, the US Senate Hearing on #AI stressed 2 strategies: #deregulation and moving fast to win the AI race. When safe and #responsible AI implementation is NOT prioritized, "the question isn’t if people will be harmed—it’s when, how many and how badly." https://dailynorthwestern.com/2025/06/03/opinion/hosseini-unregulated-ai-will-eventually-harm-everybody/04 Jun 2025 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqrry4nzdc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3lqaulhjb2c2tIn an interview with @marketplace.org I highlighted ethical issues of the controversial Reddit #AI study (using AI-generated content & bots without #disclosure & #consent) & stressed the need for context-specific #research_ethics & #research_integrity trainings https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2025/05/28/controversial-reddit-ai-study-raises-wider-ethical-concerns28 May 2025 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqaulhjb2c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3lpmbkgvgps2oHumbled to have played a small role in the @nationalacademies.org report "An #AI Code of Conduct for #Health and #Medicine" nap.nationalacademies.org/download/2908720 May 2025 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpmbkgvgps2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3loxrup5n222yJoin me at the forthcoming Office of Research Seminar at University of Washington (5/20/25) to discuss the use of #Agentic_AI in Research and Compliance: https://www.washington.edu/research/announcements/seminar-ethics-of-using-agentic-ai-in-research-and-compliance/12 May 2025 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3loxrup5n222yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3lnsadux3lc2aExcited to be part of the upcoming Three I's conference in Chapel Hill focusing on #Biosecurity and #Research_Integrity. It's an honor to kick off the event with a keynote address and I'm looking forward to insightful discussions and learning. #IACUC #IBC #IRB27 Apr 2025 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnsadux3lc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mhmdhsini.bsky.social/post/3lmshpeo7gs23For an #AI that is supposed to help researchers, rewriting its own code is not only dangerous but it is potentially catastrophic. https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/04/this-was-bound-to-happen-an-ai-tries-to-rewrite-its-own-code-towards-an-out-of-control-intelligence/14 Apr 2025 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:t2ginbcft66py457dnkj4osf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmshpeo7gs23