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Artificial intelligence

Why AI is a force for good in science communication

05 Nov 2024 Claire Malone

From hunting for evidence of subatomic particles to speeding up the diagnosis of disease, generative artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming science and led to the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics. Claire Malone explains why this rapidly developing technology could also – despite some misgivings – be good news for communicating science

Collage styled urban graphic for Artificial Intelligence concept. Large robotic figure looms over crowd of silhouetted people
Fact and fiction AI is increasingly being used to generate information we consume, creating fears that scientific misinformation is on the rise. However, for science communicators who embrace AI, this new technology also has many advantages. (Courtesy: iStock/smartboy10)
In August 2024 the influential Australian popular-science magazine Cosmos found itself not just repo

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