The 2026 #AI index report notes that the energy consumption for only 4 prompts is comparable to charging 2 smartphones. Avoiding AI‑generated summaries reduces #environmental footprint. To search #Google WITHOUT AI Overview add "-ai" to your search query. I learned this from @Adela V. Justice.
Using fully autonomous AI in an inherently human activity like science and then advocating for humans in the loop puts humans in a secondary role and frames us as an add-on rather than the core. This flawed framing is against the human spirit of science."
Rather than positioning humans to verify what autonomous AI produces, it is more valuable to develop AI systems that verify and strengthen human-generated science. Instead of humans in the loop, we need AI in the loop where necessary and reliable to support and augments human judgment.