Researcher: AI frees academia from the publish-or-perish treadmill
DrCirillo · x · 2026-10-28
A researcher argues that while many colleagues fear AI in science, he sees it as a blessing: freedom from the publish-or-perish treadmill of endless incremental papers and pointless simulations. With AI, there's more room for bold, disruptive ideas — "fewer papers, more essays," like the old days.
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