Jan Skerswetat
@janskerswetat.bsky.social
Visual psychophysicist #firstgen
I am interested in understanding visual perception across early, mid and high levels of the visual world
I am interested in understanding visual perception across early, mid and high levels of the visual world
One way to get your citation count up🙃
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
One way to get your citation count up🙃
Universities.
I wonder whether there are any exceptions.
I wonder whether there are any exceptions.
November 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Universities.
I wonder whether there are any exceptions.
I wonder whether there are any exceptions.
Agreed, I appreciate the conversation.
October 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Agreed, I appreciate the conversation.
If I compare AI from 2020 vs now, that is the direction. There is too much incentive to build such AI, and that’s why publishers will be probably the first who will jump on this ship.
Ethically , if an AI is better than an expert human reviewer, it will be no longer defensible to use human
Ethically , if an AI is better than an expert human reviewer, it will be no longer defensible to use human
October 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
If I compare AI from 2020 vs now, that is the direction. There is too much incentive to build such AI, and that’s why publishers will be probably the first who will jump on this ship.
Ethically , if an AI is better than an expert human reviewer, it will be no longer defensible to use human
Ethically , if an AI is better than an expert human reviewer, it will be no longer defensible to use human
It’s the utopian take on where AI can lead: it will be better in reviewing than human reviewers.
Fact is, AI capabilities improvement is a one way street. Just a matter of time when the first journal will rely on it only.
Fact is, AI capabilities improvement is a one way street. Just a matter of time when the first journal will rely on it only.
October 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It’s the utopian take on where AI can lead: it will be better in reviewing than human reviewers.
Fact is, AI capabilities improvement is a one way street. Just a matter of time when the first journal will rely on it only.
Fact is, AI capabilities improvement is a one way street. Just a matter of time when the first journal will rely on it only.
With the rise of AI, I’m not sure whether the knowledge communication through journals will or should survive. I speculate that Journals will be platforms for AIs, becoming middleman between scientists and AI providers. At some point, they can be skipped all together.
October 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
With the rise of AI, I’m not sure whether the knowledge communication through journals will or should survive. I speculate that Journals will be platforms for AIs, becoming middleman between scientists and AI providers. At some point, they can be skipped all together.
The irony is of course that I have and will continue to publish in special journals, still it doesn’t mean that we still need those.
October 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The irony is of course that I have and will continue to publish in special journals, still it doesn’t mean that we still need those.
Ok, I agree that we will probably lose those editorials.
October 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Ok, I agree that we will probably lose those editorials.
How does the community fragment when publishing pdfs in different servers reviewed by experts? (Probably soon by AI)
‘Loss of focus’ means what?
‘Loss of focus’ means what?
October 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
How does the community fragment when publishing pdfs in different servers reviewed by experts? (Probably soon by AI)
‘Loss of focus’ means what?
‘Loss of focus’ means what?
If you get very close you can see the boundary of S cone distribution; one big circle would do the same trick
September 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM
If you get very close you can see the boundary of S cone distribution; one big circle would do the same trick
When I read a pdf, I look how it has been published (transparency of publication process), who wrote it, and the content. The label of the pdf’s publisher is important for brand equity reasons and scale or reach.
August 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
When I read a pdf, I look how it has been published (transparency of publication process), who wrote it, and the content. The label of the pdf’s publisher is important for brand equity reasons and scale or reach.
So the argument for specialised journals is: editors and reviewers have more shared domain expertise and that is better than having one external (editor)
‘Flashy stories ‘occur more in general journals (I highly doubt the truth of the claim) therefore specialised journals are needed?
‘Flashy stories ‘occur more in general journals (I highly doubt the truth of the claim) therefore specialised journals are needed?
August 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
So the argument for specialised journals is: editors and reviewers have more shared domain expertise and that is better than having one external (editor)
‘Flashy stories ‘occur more in general journals (I highly doubt the truth of the claim) therefore specialised journals are needed?
‘Flashy stories ‘occur more in general journals (I highly doubt the truth of the claim) therefore specialised journals are needed?
Yes, my statement was referring to a wider domain knowledge gap in general vs special journals.
August 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Yes, my statement was referring to a wider domain knowledge gap in general vs special journals.
* meaning: domain knowledge gap between editors and reviewers
August 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
* meaning: domain knowledge gap between editors and reviewers
Ok, the situation in every general journal. Why is that important or good?
August 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Ok, the situation in every general journal. Why is that important or good?
What???? No account anywhere? 👀
August 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
What???? No account anywhere? 👀
I like that too, happens to me here daily and whenever I’m on other platforms, passively. On researchgate it happens when I’m searching for something, again with the advantage to not being constrained by a journal. Btw,
Ask your AI to provide you an interested latest list of research
Ask your AI to provide you an interested latest list of research
August 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I like that too, happens to me here daily and whenever I’m on other platforms, passively. On researchgate it happens when I’m searching for something, again with the advantage to not being constrained by a journal. Btw,
Ask your AI to provide you an interested latest list of research
Ask your AI to provide you an interested latest list of research
For active search google scholar and AI models are the way.
August 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
For active search google scholar and AI models are the way.
I find the social media science bots way better in doing what you described as they are not constrained by journal. Let’s call that passive research exposure. Really the only reason why I’m here and on ResearchGate. Plus I can chat with you directly.
August 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I find the social media science bots way better in doing what you described as they are not constrained by journal. Let’s call that passive research exposure. Really the only reason why I’m here and on ResearchGate. Plus I can chat with you directly.
In fact the bias and incentives for publishing is to try to get published by a general high brand equity journal anyways.
August 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
In fact the bias and incentives for publishing is to try to get published by a general high brand equity journal anyways.
What purpose do they serve? Whether one sends their pdfs and data to JoV or Nature, it will be a digitized piece of information at the end of the publication process.
Editors, reviewers, audiences, special issues, jobs, networks, meetings… non of these require a specialized journal.
Editors, reviewers, audiences, special issues, jobs, networks, meetings… non of these require a specialized journal.
August 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
What purpose do they serve? Whether one sends their pdfs and data to JoV or Nature, it will be a digitized piece of information at the end of the publication process.
Editors, reviewers, audiences, special issues, jobs, networks, meetings… non of these require a specialized journal.
Editors, reviewers, audiences, special issues, jobs, networks, meetings… non of these require a specialized journal.