AI Might Be Diminishing Scientific Creativity
A recent study highlights that while AI tools significantly boost young scientists' career prospects, they may also be narrowing the scope of scientific inquiry and stifling creativity. Researchers from the University of Chicago and Tsinghua University analyzed nearly 68 million research papers published between 1980 and 2024 across six scientific fields (excluding computer science). They found that papers using AI techniques received more citations but focused on a narrower range of topics and were more repetitive.