Siyaset Bilimi Araştırmalarında Yapay Zeka Destekli Yazma Asistanlarının Gelişen Rolünü Keşfetmek

Artificial Intelligence technologies are affecting many fields nowadays including academic research. This paper will focus on the aspect of AI use in political science research. AI-powered writing assistants ranging from grammar correction applications to large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT offer notable benefits such as improved linguistic clarity, enhanced productivity and support for literature synthesis (Leppanen & Nikula, 2023; Gilson et al., 2023). These tools have become especially valuable for scholars working in multilingual environments or under increasing time constraints (Jiang & Yu, 2021). However, the expanding role of AI in scholarly writing also raises pressing concerns related to academic integrity, authorship, and epistemological bias (Bender et al., 2021; Else, 2023). This study primarily adopts a qualitative research approach based on literature review. It examines the current applications, benefits, and limitations of AI writing tools in political science research and evaluates emerging ethical issues such as transparency and academic integrity. Although this preliminary study is grounded in literature, future research may incorporate expert interviews or surveys to obtain empirical insights into user experiences and institutional attitudes toward AI writing tools. Drawing upon existing use of these technologies in the literature and exploring the adoption of them in the academia, potential impact of these tools on the processes of literature review, argumentation and analysis will be discussed. Furthermore, this paper will delve into the ethical considerations when using AI assisted writing such as plagiarism, transparency and authorship. Finally, a balanced perspective will be offered on the future of AI use in political science research by including guidelines on how to incorporate these technologies into the field responsibly and by highlighting areas where further research is needed in order to fully understand the implications of these technologies into the field.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Political Science, Academic Writing, Research Ethics, Politics