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SciPoll 895: AI in Scientific Practice: A 2026 Community Assessment

Has your level of concern or optimism changed over the past year?

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  • More pessimistic than last year
    user-444118
    Too many instances of AI bias or outright stealing of data from valid researchers. 
  • More optimistic than last year
    user-520983
    Accuracy has improved. In the past, it cited references that did not exist quite often (it made then up to match your query). This has improved but you still have to check.  
  • Other
    user-983410
    Both optimism and pessimism (not the right words, really) increase with increasing capabitilty (hopes/fears).
  • More pessimistic than last year
    user-887652
    Misunderstanding and misuse are rampant.
  • More pessimistic than last year
    user-344135
    Everything seems awful. Government thuggery with regard to protestors, inaction on climate issues, inaction on sexual abuse of victims in Epstein files, wholesale dismantling of science infrastructure, loss of scientific expertise due to DOGE cuts. 
  • More pessimistic than last year
    user-655754
    I am increasingly pessimistic about AI's impact on society as a whole, and specifically in education. I see that cognitive offloading, or "cognitive surrender," is worse and worse. And once that happens, humanity and democracy are lost altogether. 
  • My optimism has decreased
    user-284488
    I think there has been ample demonstration over the last year that AI tools can be abused and can’t discriminate about the quality of the information it amasses.
  • More pessimistic than last year
    user-273202
    I'd say more critical, as my awareness of risks and biases has become higher.
  • Other
    user-685699
    My concern was like it has more advantage but all depends on area of application.

  • More optimistic than last year
    user-634254
     Over the past year, my optimism has increased due to direct hands-on experience with AI tools in research design, literature synthesis, and data analysis. As the tools have improved, their practical value in supporting infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance research has become clearer to me. 
  • My optimism has remained about the same
    user-444538
     My views have been consistent because the fundamental trade-offs haven't changed, just become more visible.  Both the benefits I anticipated and the risks I was concerned about have materialized. The technology works well for specific tasks but requires careful oversight, this hasn't changed, just become clearer with broader adoption.  
  • My optimism has decreased
    user-618493
    I thought it might be helpful in critical decision making, in which it has limitations.
  • More optimistic than last year
    user-890708
    人工智能越来越成熟了。
  • More optimistic than last year
    user-220562
    Developers and programmers will surely continue improving the analytical capabilities of AI systems. I believe that in the medium-term future they will become more reliable, and I would even dare to say that they will replace many humans in certain jobs.