Post #2755611
2026-05-12 05:50 UTC
@ErikJonker@mastodon.social I respectfully disagree: we do not "have to think about how to use GenAI". When academics start generating research questions and hypotheses, they are effectively making themselves redundant.
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@ErikJonker@mastodon.social 2026-05-12 05:59
@ElenLeFoll@fediscience.org ...would it be unacceptable for a scientist to use GenAI for brainstorming about possible research questions? I see the risks but conceptually this is not unacceptable in advance I would think?,🤔
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@felwert@fedihum.org 2026-05-12 06:00
@ElenLeFoll@fediscience.org @ErikJonker@mastodon.social “You don't know what you'd want to find out? Nothing that you're actually curious about? Don't worry and learn how to use AI for developing research questions! That way you can secure money for research you'd rather not be doing!”