Experts warn AI agents could overwhelm research grant systems
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Seher Asaf for Times Higher Education
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Experts warn that the rise of sophisticated AI agents poses an "existential threat" to research grant awarding systems. As autonomous AI systems become capable of generating large volumes of grant applications, they could overwhelm funding competitions and make it harder to identify the best ideas. Geraint Rees, vice provost at UCL, highlighted during a League of European Research Universities webinar that this new wave of AI tools represents a fundamental shift from current generative AI. The rapid development of technology is outpacing attempts to reform assessment systems.
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a new wave of AI tools represents a fundamental shift from today's widely used generative AI
The rapid development of technology is outpacing any attempts to reform assessment systems
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