If you are an early riser, you may have noticed that this morning’s newspaper featured blaring headlines and late-breaking news on a wide variety of topics. These stories are generated by a surprisingly large number of different algorithms. The technology behind this is known as generative AI, and the technique has been around for more than a decade.
The APS’s late-breaking science deadline is designed to capture abstracts with substantive and novel research results that otherwise could not be presented at the meeting. The selection process will be highly competitive, and only a limited number of late-breaking abstracts will be selected for oral or poster presentations at the meeting.
Abstracts submitted as late-breaking science will be screened by members of the APS Scientific Programme Board for relevance to the Congress, originality, and presentation quality. They cannot contain data that were already presented at a national meeting or published in any online or PubMed indexed venue prior to the 2025 abstract submission deadline. They also should not be primarily confirmatory or a simple extension of previously published work.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their abstracts are clearly written, concise and grammatically correct. Additionally, they must ensure that all conflict-of-interest information is fully disclosed by the submission deadline. They must also be prepared to present their results during a scientific Late-Breaking Oral Abstract Session if their abstract is accepted for an oral presentation, and they will be required to upload their slides before the meeting. They are also responsible for arranging their own travel and hotel accommodations if they are offered an oral presentation slot.