# AI Helped Researchers Win NIH Grants. Will Science Suffer? > Source: > Published: 2026-08-18 07:00:00+00:00 AI Helped Researchers Win NIH Grants. Will Science Suffer? kathryn.palmer… A new analysis of thousands of NSF and NIH grant applications—including some confidential rejected submissions—illuminates new patterns in generative AI’s relationship with federally funded research.