Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Sorin Krammer
The optimism of doubt
References and Notes Books Information & Authors Metrics & Citations Check Access References Figures Tables Media Share Access the full article View all access options to continue reading this article. CHECK ACCESS References and Notes 1 D. Deutsch, The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World (Viking, 2011). Google Scholar 2 I. Prigogine, I. Stengers, Order Out of Chaos: Man’s New Dialogue with Nature (Bantam, 1984). Google Scholar 3 T. S.
What Does It Mean Now That AI Is Creating Academic Papers?
Higher Education Reform (Photo: Mohamed Nohassi /Unsplash) May 15, 2026 41 Until recently, AI’s role in research felt like having a useful assistant. It could summarize a paper, clean up a dataset or draft an abstract. Researchers were still in charge of the thinking. That changed in late 2025 when cutting-edge “frontier” AI models became capable of reasoning and planning reliably by themselves.
O Futuro da Pesquisa Científica: A Revolução dos Artigos Acadêmicos Automatizados pelo Cientista de IA
Recentemente, a inteligência artificial (IA) desempenhava um papel de assistente na ciência, encarregando-se de tarefas como resumir artigos, organizar dados e redigir sumários. Os pesquisadores eram, ainda, os principais responsáveis pelo raciocínio crítico e pela elaboração de hipóteses. Entretanto, essa dinâmica sofreu uma transformação significativa no final de 2025, com o surgimento de modelos de IA avançados conhecidos como “frontier”.
O cientista de IA: o futuro da ciência com artigos acadêmicos totalmente automatizados
whiteMocca/Shutterstock Até recentemente, o papel da IA na ciência era semelhante ao de um assistente útil. Ela podia resumir um artigo, limpar um conjunto de dados ou redigir um resumo. Os pesquisadores ainda eram os responsáveis pelo raciocínio. Isso mudou no final de 2025, quando modelos de IA de ponta "frontier" passaram a ser capazes de raciocinar e planejar de forma confiável por conta própria.
O cientista de IA: o futuro da ciência com artigos acadêmicos totalmente automatizados
Até recentemente, o papel da IA na ciência era semelhante ao de um assistente útil. Ela podia resumir um artigo, limpar um conjunto de dados ou redigir um resumo. Os pesquisadores ainda eram os responsáveis pelo raciocínio. Isso mudou no final de 2025, quando modelos de IA de ponta “frontier” passaram a ser capazes de raciocinar e planejar de forma confiável por conta própria.
The AI scientist: Now academic papers can be fully automated, what does this mean for the future of research?
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source written by researcher(s) proofread Datasets used to train AI algorithms may underrepresent older people. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Until recently, AI's role in research felt like having a useful assistant.
The AI scientist: now academic papers can be fully automated, what does this mean for the future of research?
By Sorin M.S. Krammer, Professor of Strategy and International Business, University of Southampton Until recently, AI’s role in research felt like having a useful assistant. It could summarise a paper, clean up a dataset or draft an abstract. Researchers were still in charge of the thinking. That changed in late 2025 when cutting-edge “frontier” AI models became capable of reasoning and planning reliably by themselves.
The AI scientist: now academic papers can be fully automated, what does this mean for the future of research? Original
Until recently, AI’s role in research felt like having a useful assistant. It could summarise a paper, clean up a dataset or draft an abstract. Researchers were still in charge of the thinking. That changed in late 2025 when cutting-edge “frontier” AI models became capable of reasoning and planning reliably by themselves. A key feature of these models is “tool calling” – the ability to interact with external tools in order to act on the world, not just describe it.
Sorin Krammer on LinkedIn: #doctoral #scholarships #UK
PhD scholarships!! We are looking for talented and motivated PhD candidates to start in January 2023. Competitive scholarships (either as fully funded PhDs or Fee waivers) are available for application. Deadline for application: 20 OCT 2022.
Is the Risk of Crime Against Businesses Greater in More Unequal Countries?
Rising inequality is one of the most pressing societal challenges of our time. According to data from the World Inequality Database, the past two decades saw an increase in the overall income share of the richest 10% of the population in all but two of the world’s 10 largest economies (the exceptions are France and the United Kingdom). In the world’s largest economies, the average income share of the richest 10% of the population increased from 37.5% in 2001 to 41.3% in 2021.
Is the risk of crime against businesses greater in more unequal countries?
Rising inequality is one of the most pressing societal challenges of our time. According to data from the World Inequality Database, the past two decades saw an increase in the overall income share of the richest 10 percent of the population in all but two of the world’s 10 largest economies (the exceptions are France and the United Kingdom).
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Sorin
Contact Sorin, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack