AI's True Value is Democratizing Expensive Techniques, Not Inventing New Ones
kareem_carr · x · 2026-08-02
Kareem Carr further clarifies his view on AI's role in scientific research. He acknowledges that AI is definitely helpful, but not in a "nobody ever thought of this before" disruptive way.
Instead, AI's true value lies in economic democratization: it makes complex analyses and computations accessible to most people who previously couldn't afford them.
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