AI is turning research into a scientific monoculture

Communications Psychology 2026 Open access

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Authors: Cecilie S. Traberg, Jon Roozenbeek, Sander van der Linden
DOI: 10.1038/s44271-026-00428-5
Cited by: 8
References: 5

Abstract

Generative AI deserves scientific attention. But the rush to study it is producing a feedback loop of topical and methodological convergence, flattening scientific imagination and crowding out the pluralism needed to keep research adaptive, resilient, and intellectually generative. The rush to study generative AI is producing a feedback loop of topical and methodological convergence, flattening scientific imagination and crowding out the pluralism needed to keep research adaptive, resilient, and intellectually generative.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Computational and Text Analysis Methods

Publication details

Journal / source
Communications Psychology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
4
Issue
1
Publication date
23 February 2026
Language
EN