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AI could make scientists do more work less well, not less work better, study argues

A theoretical study argues that even perfectly functioning AI could degrade research quality by making scientists' time more valuable, leading them to start new projects rather than improve existing ones, with publication quality dropping in two of three modeled scenarios.

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Even if language models worked perfectly, they could make research worse, not better. A new theoretical study argues that because AI saves time, researchers' remaining hours become more valuable and get funneled into starting new projects instead of improving existing ones. In two out of three modeled scenarios, the quality of individual publications drops.

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