Narrowing of scientific inquiry
AI pulls research toward safe, data-rich questions, so the range of what science asks shrinks.
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Evidence as of October 2026
Of the same 637 scientists, 48.8% say AI pushes them toward safer, incremental questions against 27.5% toward riskier ones, and one cited study finds AI-enabled science triples publications while narrowing the range of inquiry.
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