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AI and science: what 1,600 researchers think

A Nature survey finds that scientists are concerned, as well as excited, by the increasing use of artificial-intelligence tools in research.
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  1. Richard Van Noorden
  2. Jeffrey M. Perkel

Artificial-intelligence (AI) tools are becoming increasingly common in science, and many scientists anticipate that they will soon be central to the practice of research, suggests a Nature survey of more than 1,600 researchers around the world.

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Nature 621, 672-675 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02980-0

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  • Correction 10 October 2023: An earlier version of this story erroneously affiliated Kedar Hippalgaonkar with the National University of Singapore.

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  1. AI survey methodology (docx)
  2. AI survey questions (pdf)
  3. AI survey results (xlsx)

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