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AI in Research Tool Development
Research tools enable science. AI helps researchers build tools they need.
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- 1The premise
- 2research tools
- 3development
- 4scientists
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Section 1
The premise
Research tools enable science; AI helps researchers build the tools they need.
What AI does well here
- Help researchers prototype tools quickly
- Generate documentation
- Surface optimization opportunities
- Maintain researcher authority on substantive design
What AI cannot do
- Substitute AI for actual scientific judgment
- Make every tool useful
- Predict tool adoption
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