arXiv:2604.22026cs.AIcs.CY2026-04

为AI生成的研究设计双层认证框架,区分知识真实性与人类贡献度。

Rethinking Publication: A Certification Framework for AI-Enabled Research

  • 分两层评估:知识有效性与人类参与程度
  • 人类贡献分为A/B/C三类,对应不同自动化水平
  • 支持透明发布,帮助审稿人持续校准判断

当前AI研究流程可生成符合质量、创新性和方法严谨性标准的学术成果,但出版体系基于人类作者假设,缺乏对部分或完全自动化产出的评估机制。本文提出双层认证框架:第一层评估知识主张是否成立;第二层评估人类贡献程度。该框架通过规范分析、概念设计与代表性案例的模拟验证,将人类贡献划分为三类:A类为自动化流程可达;B类需人类在特定阶段干预;C类超越现有流程能力,尤其体现在问题提出阶段。论文还提议设立专门的全披露自动化研究投稿通道,提供透明发表路径,助力审稿人长期校准判断。核心观点是,传统出版同时认证知识有效性和人类原创性,而AI研究使二者分离。通过解耦知识认证与作者归属,该框架回应了已发生的结构性变革,可在现有编辑系统中实施,即使归属不确定也适用,并以认知价值而非人类身份作为人类前沿贡献的认定标准。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

AI research pipelines can now generate academic work that may satisfy existing peer review standards for quality, novelty, and methodological rigor. However, the publication system was built around the assumption that research is produced by human authors. It therefore lacks a clear way to evaluate work when the knowledge claim may be valid but the producer is partly or fully automated. This paper proposes a two-layer certification framework for AI-generated research. The first layer evaluates whether the knowledge claim is sound. The second layer evaluates the level of human contribution. This separation allows journals and conferences to assess pipeline-generated work more consistently without creating new institutions. The framework uses normative analysis, conceptual design, and dry-run validation against representative submission cases. It classifies human contribution into three categories: Category A, where the work is reachable by an automated pipeline; Category B, where human direction is required at identifiable stages; and Category C, where the work goes beyond current pipeline capability, especially at the problem-formulation stage. The paper also proposes dedicated benchmark slots for fully disclosed automated research. These slots would provide a transparent publication path and help reviewers calibrate judgments over time. The key argument is that publication has historically certified two things at once: that the knowledge is valid and that a human produced it. AI research pipelines separate these two claims. By decoupling knowledge certification from authorship attribution, the proposed framework responds to a structural change already underway. It can be implemented within existing editorial systems, works even when attribution is uncertain, and recognizes human frontier contribution based on epistemic value rather than human origin alone.

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