A Nature survey of over 1,600 researchers reveals that AI tools are becoming increasingly common in science and are expected to be 'very important' or 'essential' in the next decade.
Scientists express concerns about how AI is transforming research, including reliance on pattern recognition without understanding, bias in data, fraud, and irreproducible research.
The survey shows that AI tools provide faster ways to process data, speed up computations, and save time and money.
Among researchers who use AI, more than one-quarter believe AI tools will become 'essential' to their field in the next decade.
Large language models like ChatGPT are mentioned as both impressive and concerning examples of AI tools in science.
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