New preprint analyzes 120k papers to show how LLMs reshaped scientific division of labor
JMateosGarcia · x · 2026-11-05
JMateosGarcia highlights a new preprint, LLMs and the Organization of Scientific Work, studying how division of labor in scientific teams changed after ChatGPT's release. Using CRediT contribution statements from 120,000 PLOS ONE articles (2018-2025), the paper documents falling task participation, increasing researcher specialization, and change concentrated in newly formed teams. Follow-up tweets in the thread expand on the findings.
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