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Jon Whittle, Director, Data61, CSIRO

AI can be a powerful tool for scientists. But it can also fuel research misconduct

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In February this year, Google announced it was launching “a new AI system for scientists”. It said this system was a collaborative tool designed to help scientists “in creating novel hypotheses and research plans”.

It’s too early to tell just how useful this particular tool will be to scientists. But what is clear is that artificial intelligence (AI) more generally is already transforming science.

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