AI Record - Dr James Howell

Summary:

Coldposted AI article and image, extraneous sections, incorrect naming convention, "I'm honored that you think my work is AI generated but it is not. I wrote the context over several months and used grammarly.com to edit my text." account sharing with nephew

Disciplinary - Dr James Howell

Zyn 03 Feb 2024 08:57

Noting that new site member Dr James Howell (account age 6 days, site membership 5 days) recently coldposted the following page: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7263 which contains an AI-generated image (inconsistent coloring/blurring, oddly proportioned facial features) and AI-generated text, including:

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-7263 must be contained within a standard humanoid containment chamber at Site 808. The chamber must be equipped with enriched containment socks and regularly inspected for wear or damage. Interaction with SCP-7263 is permitted only for research purposes and requires Level 3 clearance.

Description: SCP-7263, designated as the "Chromamorphex," is an anomalous entity of humanoid appearance that possesses skin that continually shifts through iridescent colors, creating a mesmerizing visual effect. Chromamorphex possesses unique and captivating physical attributes:

Discovery: SCP-7263 came to the attention of the SCP Foundation following reports of unexplained body-swapping incidents at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. During a collaborative investigation, Dr. James Howell and Dr. Rene Domingo identified Chromamorphex as the source of these anomalies.

Dr. James Howell, a seasoned researcher specializing in anomalous entities, and Dr. Rene Domingo, a skilled toxicologist, stumbled upon the Chromamorphex during a joint investigation into a series of unexplained phenomena on a college campus.

Reports of mysterious body-swapping incidents and a trail of perplexing experiences led them to collaborate. As they delved deeper, interviewing affected individuals and analyzing the anomalous patterns, they discovered a common thread—iridescent residue found at each location.

Combining their expertise, Dr. Howell and Dr. Domingo identified the Chromamorphex as the source of the phenomena. They could predict its location, track it, and encounter it. The two researchers uncovered the creature's affinity for young college students and its ability to manipulate the human form through body-swapping.

The exact mechanics of the body swap remain a subject of ongoing research, as Chromamorphex's nature adds complexity to understanding the process. Researchers are investigating the neurological, metaphysical, and temporal aspects of the exchange to comprehensively understand the phenomenon. The discovery marked a significant collaboration between anomalous research and toxicology, highlighting the importance of interdisciplinary approaches within the SCP Foundation.

Revoke enacted, PM sent.

Re: Disciplinary - Dr James Howell

Zyn 03 Feb 2024 18:31

PMs received:

I'm honored that you think my work is AI generated but it is not. I wrote the context over several months and used grammarly.com to edit my text.

(about 15 minutes later)

My nephew and I truly do admire the work of the SCP community and respect the guidelines. We've worked long and hard to put something together to further the SCP.

We have not done anything to violate your standards and hope that you will reconsider this revocation. Thank you.

I sent back:

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I'm honored that you think my work is AI generated but it is not. I wrote the context over several months and used grammarly.com to edit my text.

Can you provide additional detail about how Grammarly was used to edit your material? There are a lot of simple worldbuilding errors AI tends to introduce if text provided by a generator is inserted directly into an SCP article without human edits.

My nephew and I truly do admire the work of the SCP community and respect the guidelines. We've worked long and hard to put something together to further the SCP.

We have not done anything to violate your standards

Account sharing is not permitted on the SCP wiki. If your nephew would like to write collaboratively with you, he must have his own wikidot account separate from yours.

and hope that you will reconsider this revocation.

As your account membership has already been revoked, you may re-apply for membership 24 hours after the revoke was enacted

Re: Disciplinary - Dr James Howell

Zyn 03 Feb 2024 19:29

Received the following response:

Certainly. My nephew doesn't use my account. I created the wiki account, then the SCP account and followed the instructions for posting a site. I've only had the account for maybe a week. I told them we should go ahead and post our site. He agreed but he's too busy with exams right now. The account is mine and sharing is not an issue.

Grammarly is not an AI word generation tool. You can't give it phrases and say build content. It doesn't do that. It is an online editor for spelling, grammar, copyright verification, improves clarity, and word suggestion. It loves changing "important" to "significant" and gives you the option. It's used heavily by graduate students, in my case during my dissertation. It's similar to Ms Word spell check on steroids.

I've never been accused of AI-use in any of my writings because I believe writing is art. Even with this final draft on our site, I'm seeing where I can still make further improvements by consolidating content for more clarity and impact.

I hope this helps. Thank you.

Sent back:

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My nephew doesn't use my account. I created the wiki account, then the SCP account and followed the instructions for posting a site. I've only had the account for maybe a week. I told them we should go ahead and post our site. He agreed but he's too busy with exams right now. The account is mine and sharing is not an issue.

If your nephew worked together with you to write the article submitted and does not have a wikidot account of his own to be credited properly as a co-author, that is considered account sharing.

Additionally, all images on the site must be properly attributed for the Creative Commons licensing, including links to any stock images used or referenced if the work is a digital photomanipulation. If the author did not create the image, they must properly credit the creator.

Grammarly is not an AI word generation tool. You can't give it phrases and say build content. It doesn't do that.

Grammarly does offer AI-based text generation: https://www.grammarly.com/ai-writing-tools

It was noted that the SCP article you submitted used "Chromamorphex" in place of the numerical designation, "SCP-7263", for the large majority of the work, particularly in certain sections. Standard-format SCP articles never use the mainlisted "nickname" for the anomaly, only referring to the contained item by its numerical designation.