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AI in Addressing Research Replication Crises
AI helps replicate published findings at scale. The replication crisis benefits from this — and AI introduces new risks too.
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- 1The premise
- 2replication crisis
- 3research integrity
- 4AI risks
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Section 1
The premise
AI helps address replication crises through scaled replication; it also introduces new risks to research integrity.
What AI does well here
- Use AI for systematic replication of published methods
- Use AI to surface patterns suggesting questionable research practices
- Document AI use in replication studies
- Maintain human authority on substantive replication conclusions
What AI cannot do
- Substitute AI replication for substantive scholarly engagement
- Eliminate the human judgment in replication interpretation
- Solve the replication crisis through AI alone
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