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AI and Pre-Registration Drafting: Locking Hypotheses Before Looking
AI drafts a pre-registration so creator-researchers commit to predictions before peeking at the data.
Adults & Professionals · Research & Analysis · ~7 min read
The premise
Pre-registration prevents p-hacking; AI lowers the friction of writing one to nearly zero.
What AI does well here
- Draft hypotheses in directional form
- Suggest a primary outcome and secondary measures
- Specify analysis plans that match your design
- Flag analyses that would be exploratory rather than confirmatory
What AI cannot do
- Decide which hypotheses are scientifically interesting
- Catch hidden flexibility in your protocol
Key terms in this lesson
Practice this safely
Use a real but low-risk workflow from your day. Treat AI as a drafting and organizing layer, then verify the output before anyone relies on it.
- 1Ask AI to explain pre-registration in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
- 2Give it one detail from "AI and Pre-Registration Drafting: Locking Hypotheses Before Looking" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
- 3Check open science against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.
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