Lisa Messeri and M. J. Crockett (2024). Nature, 627, 49–58. Perspective. Published online 6 March 2024; issue dated 7 March 2024.

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07146-0

This Perspective analyses risks of researchers overestimating their understanding when using AI and of scientific approaches becoming less diverse. It distinguishes producing research outputs from understanding them. It does not estimate how often these problems occur, establish a universal oversight bottleneck, or test a prerequisite graph.