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AI bots are flooding researchers with requests for money and time

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TL;DR - AI agents are increasingly contacting scientists with requests for collaborations, funding, and researchers’ time. The brief item signals a growing burden on academic communication, but provides no technical details or measured results.

  • Many scientists already use AI in their research workflows.
  • Autonomous bots are now soliciting researchers for collaborations.
  • The title indicates these requests can involve both money and time.
  • The provided excerpt does not quantify the activity or describe how the agents operate.

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AI bots are flooding researchers with requests for money and time

Nature Mohana Basu 2026-09-25 doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03005-2
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TL;DR - AI agents are increasingly contacting scientists with requests for collaborations, funding, and researchers’ time. The brief item signals a growing burden on academic communication, but provides no technical details or measured results.

  • Many scientists already use AI in their research workflows.
  • Autonomous bots are now soliciting researchers for collaborations.
  • The title indicates these requests can involve both money and time.
  • The provided excerpt does not quantify the activity or describe how the agents operate.
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