Many people worry that AI will make science more productive but also more conservative — pushing attention toward already well-studied areas. @yianyin.bsky.social Sukwoong, and I ask: can AI instead help expand the scientific frontier? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 1/15

Really glad that this is out! Fantastic collaboration with @honglin-bao.bsky.social and @innovation.bsky.social! Key insight: Knowledge diffusion is nearly impossible to constrain—where there's a will, there's a way. From the atomic bomb to ChatGPT, determined minds always find a path. 1/3

Where there’s a will there’s a way: ChatGPT is used more for science in countries where it is prohibited

Abstract. Regulating AI is a key societal challenge, but effective methods remain unclear. This study evaluates geographic restrictions on AI services, focusing on ChatGPT, which OpenAI blocks in seve...

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