Will AI Kill Scientific Competition? Researchers Debate
stanislavfort · x · 2026-08-01
Responding to the idea that AI will eliminate ego and competition in research by acting as a tireless, curious assistant, Stanislav Fort pushes back.
He argues that the competition for named recognition is fundamentally important to how science works, a dynamic that has existed since the scientific revolution. Removing this competitive space could deal a significant blow to the scientific ecosystem.
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