--- title: 'Software Daily Summary: What Happened on October 17, 2026' headline: JACC editor argues against mandatory AI-use disclosures description: Harlan Krumholz says authors remain accountable for papers and research uses of AI belong in the methods. url: https://thebench.bio/news/software/2026-10-17 topic: software date: '2026-10-17' covers: - '2026-10-17' date_published: '2026-10-17T12:01:49Z' date_modified: '2026-10-17T12:01:49Z' tags: - Software sources: 1 publisher: TheBench.Bio --- # Software Daily Summary: What Happened on October 17, 2026 **JACC editor argues against mandatory AI-use disclosures** Harlan Krumholz says authors remain accountable for papers and research uses of AI belong in the methods. ## Today in brief The Journal of the American College of Cardiology does not require authors to disclose AI assistance, editor-in-chief Harlan Krumholz said. [1] ## Why JACC does not require disclosure Krumholz argued that authors remain accountable for their publications, while AI used in research should be described in the methods. [1] He said disclosure rules are difficult to enforce and may shape readers’ judgments before they assess a paper’s evidence and conclusions. [1] ## Sources 1. [I’m Skeptical of AI Disclosures](), Paired Ends, 2026-10-17 --- TheBench.Bio wrote this from the reporting cited above, with a language model drafting and editing. [1]: