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AI can boost productivity, but blunt creativity expert says

"The impact of AI is making scientists more productive—they publish more papers, but at the same time, those papers become more and more narrow and copies of one another."

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  • Lisa Astor

  • September 15, 2026

  • 5 min

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    AI can enhance productivity but may reduce creativity and critical thinking in scientific publishing, according to Dr. Brian Uzzi.

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    In a creativity test, AI performed similarly to humans, raising the floor of ability but lowering the ceiling for creative potential.

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    Participants often scored lower when using AI as an augmented partner due to anchoring effects and reduced effort.

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    Teamwork generally improved creativity scores, but the addition of AI again led to lower scores due to reliance on AI suggestions.

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    Dr. Uzzi advises using AI as a process guide rather than a source of answers to foster individual creativity and learning.

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AI can boost productivity, but blunt creativity expert says

  • by Lisa Astor

  • September 15, 2026

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