AI should be a research amplifier, not a reason to give up, says researcher
omarsar0 · x · 2026-07-21
- The author argues that young researchers should not feel hopeless when AI can do more work.
- Instead, AI should be used to explore more ideas in parallel, ask better research questions, and improve how science is communicated.
- The post says that if they were starting a PhD again, they would actively use AI as a brainstorming and exploration tool.
- The quoted example is a Jacobian conjecture result, used as context for why ambitious research questions matter.
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