Scientists using LLMs will ‘do more, less well’, modelling study predicts

TL;DR - A modelling study predicts that publication incentives combined with LLM use will increase scientific output while reducing how thoroughly papers are refined. This suggests productivity gains may come at the expense of research quality.

• The study examines LLM-assisted scientific publishing through a modelling approach.
• It predicts researchers will produce more papers with LLM support.
• Those papers are expected to be less refined, according to the limited information provided.
• The result highlights a potential tension between publication volume and quality.