Posted 3/8/2024, 2:27:26 PM
Scholars Urge Caution in Embracing AI to Avoid Limiting Scientific Inquiry
- AI tools could restrict the questions researchers ask and perspectives they consider, leading to "illusions of understanding"
- Framework proposed for discussing risks of using AI in study design, data collection, analysis, and peer review
- Over-reliance on AI could create "monocultures" limiting scientific inquiry and diversity of perspectives
- Pursuit of "myth" of the fully objective observer could weaken science
- Important to consider social implications of AI in research, not just technical aspects