> It is quite certain that in the near future, a majority of all research papers will be written with the help of artificial intelligence. I suspect that they

> It is quite certain that in the near future, a majority of all research papers will be written with the help of artificial intelligence. I suspect that they will be reviewed with artificial intelligence as well. We might soon face a closed loop where software writes papers while other software reviews it. This is fine as long as there are humans trained in critical thinking skills (i.e., a liberal arts education) are monitoring every step in this loop ensuring that the scholarly output is of high quality. I am unfortunately not sanguine about this optimistic scenario. > And this new technology should mediocre academics even less useful, relatively speaking. If artificial intelligence can write credible papers and grant applications, what is the worth of someone who can barely do these things? Actually, I think the opposite of this is true where AI has the potential of leveling the playing field and increasing the productivity of less productive employees. > Unsurprisingly, software and artificial intelligence can help academics, and maybe replace them in some cases. I don't think so. Instead the individual components of academic workflows can potentially be accelerated by AI.