AI tools are accelerating scientists’ careers but narrowing the scope of research. A study of over 40 million papers finds that researchers using AI publish more, earn more citations, and assume leadership roles faster than peers. Yet their work clusters around data-rich, well-trodden problems, producing less diverse follow-on research. The trend risks creating intellectual bottlenecks, concludes IEEE spectrum
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AI tools are accelerating scientists’ careers but narrowing the scope of research. A study of over 40 million papers finds that researchers using AI publish more, earn more citations, and assume leadership roles faster than peers. Yet their work clusters around data-rich, well-trodden problems, producing less diverse follow-on research. The trend risks creating intellectual bottlenecks, concludes IEEE spectrum