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Ethan Mollick Shares Anthropic Estimate of AI’s Potential Role in Scientific Research

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Ethan Mollick shared Anthropic data estimating that, with current AI capabilities and widespread adoption, AI could take on 27–52% of the researcher time needed to produce a new study; the median estimate across scientific fields is 38%. He linked to the source.

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  1. Ethan Mollick Shares Anthropic Data on AI’s Potential Impact Across the Sciences

    Ethan Mollick shares Anthropic data estimating that, with current capabilities and widespread adoption, AI could take on 27–52% of the researcher time needed to produce a new study. The median estimate across fields is 38%. He links to the source.

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