Algorithmic Knowledge: Generative AI and the Transformation of Scientific Communication

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https://doi.org/10.55738/journal.v14i1p.183-196

Abstract

This article explores the impact of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on academic and scientific communication, analysing how the automation and mediation of AI-generated writing destabilises authorship, authenticity and the credibility of scientific communication. Drawing on existing literature and a qualitative methodology based on case study analysis of synthetic bibliographic references, the algorithmic reuse of retracted scientific literature, and the degradation of synthetic data, the study seeks to understand the impact of AI on the academic and scientific environment. It further discusses the epistemological and ethical implications of the dependence on generative models in the construction and validation of knowledge. It is argued that AI should be understood not merely as a support tool for research, but as a new communication infrastructure, within which what we term "synthetic scientific memory" is constructed — created through probabilistic means of knowledge generation and recombination.

Author Biographies

Paulo Faustino, Universidade do Porto

Paulo Faustino holds a European PhD from the Complutense University of Madrid and completed postdoctoral studies at Nova University of Lisbon. He is an integrated researcher at the Centre for Transdisciplinary Research on Culture, Space, and Memory (University of Porto) and a senior fellow at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (Columbia University). He co-founded and directs the Master’s in Communication and Management of Creative Industries at the University of Porto. He serves on the Executive Commission of the Opinion Council of RTP and co-directs JOCIS with Terry Flew. He is former Chairman of IMMAA and co-founder of EMMA.

Wilson Gomes Caldeira , Universidade São José

Wilson Gomes Caldeira is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Guest Lecturer at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Macau, China. He holds a PhD in Global Studies (Communication), an MBA from USJ, and a BA in Photography from the Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal. His research sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence and communication, with particular focus on the social, cultural, and epistemological implications of generative AI. His work critically examines visual communication, digital memory, image authenticity, and the shifting dynamics of human-machine interaction in contemporary media environments.

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Published

2026-07-14

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2026): Academic and Scientific Cooperation in Communication: Dialogue, Reciprocity, and Situated Knowledge

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