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The poll of more than 2,000 researchers at different career stages and across different disciplines also found that 25% have concerns about AI reducing the need for critical thinking skills in research and that it could damage the development of these skills for the future. Almost half (46%) said that the institution they work for has no AI policy.

Of the AI tools used, machine translations and chatbots were cited as the most popular, followed by AI-powered search engines or research tools. Currently, according to the research, AI is most used for discovering, editing, and/or summarising existing research.

Many were optimistic, with more than a quarter (28%) saying the technology would "revolutionise how academic research is conducted and disseminated" and 27% "excited about the prospects of AI for academic research". Helping with data analysis and surfacing content were mentioned as ways it could potentially improve research outcomes, with more than a third believing that using AI in their work would save time.