Scientists using LLMs will ‘do more, less well’, modelling study predicts0

• SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
• August 3, 2026

The rising use of artificial-intelligence tools by scientists could increase their productivity, but this might come at the cost of quality.Credit: Getty Scientists who use large language models (LLMs) to help them with their research will spend less time refining their work and instead jump quickly to fresh projects, according to a modelling study1. Adoption