Scientists grapple with AI agent fleets reshaping research and peer review
vykthur · x · 2026-09-10
vykthur observes that every scientist who has seriously integrated AI/agents into their work is grappling with its transformative effect. In May 2025 he wrote about how it might change research publication entirely — what happens when research and peer review are fully automated.
- His earlier concerns: the researcher's role diminishes, only teams with the best AI get to participate (which is bad), and credit/prestige for discoveries erodes
- Recent progress by massive AI agent fleets on math problems brings these questions back to the fore
- The core question: what is the role of the researcher in this era?
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