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by tdido · Sep 2, 2026
That's pathetic. How did he agree to be a co-author when "he never had access to the data for any of the studies"?
by oldgradstudent · Sep 1, 2026
You can both use a separate account and have Claude co-sign its commits. > In the context of $DAY_JOB, I don't think it matters anymore I meant mosyly for open-source projects,…
by g-b-r · Aug 30, 2026
> Why an AI specific account? I'm toying with this idea where my primary account reflects work I did myself and with an LLM agent but I slowed down enough to understand what it…
by dhanush · Aug 30, 2026
Yeah, my thought here is more towards what co-authored should mean and what ownership it implies. I think presence of an AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md is a good signal that I'm usi…
by dhanush · Aug 30, 2026
> In my view, adding an LLM as co-author gives you a way for you to shirk responsibility for mistakes – even if a little bit. You can say, oops sorry this happened because it di…
by WCSTombs · Aug 30, 2026
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Collaborative writing is a procedure in which two or more persons work together on a text of some kind. It is often the norm, rather than the exception, in many academic and workplace settings. Read more on Wikipedia