Artificial intelligence can do many of the things that social scientists do. It can analyze data, write and review code, identify appropriate statistical methods, and offer suggestions on study drafts. It can even take a dataset and a research question and produce an entire paper on its own. Given that human-led social science is often marred by mistakes, dubious methods, ideological bias, and even outright fraud, one can hope that AI will improve the field in the years ahead.
Some recent studies, though, highlight the limitations of current models. For now, AI is a productivity- and quality-enhancing tool, but not a panacea for what ails social science, nor a reason to let one’s guard down.
AI is easily enough co-opted by the left to suit any “studies” faculty.
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