NYU Prof: AI Now Does Data Analysis, Experiments and Fact-Checking, Not Just Writing
ipeirotis · x · 2026-11-15
NYU professor ipeirotis argues AI's role in research goes well beyond code: it's used for data analysis, running experiments, and fact-checking papers. Writing is a medium for conveying thoughts, not the goal — manual polishing passes hit diminishing returns quickly. He sees parallels with photography vs. painting and expects heavy AI adoption in creative writing too.
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