AI lets researchers move faster, from literature review to synthesis. But speed should never cost quality.
Where AI fits well
- Accelerating literature review and clustering themes
- Helping draft structure and check consistency
- Summarizing and connecting large amounts of data
What must stay human
Framing the research question, designing the methodology, and interpreting results remain the researcher's job. AI is an assistant, not an arbiter.
The key is to use AI on top of rigorous methodology, and to keep results verifiable.