(Top) Barbara Cheifet and James Zou; (Bottom) Risa Wechsler and James Evans. Photo: Agents4Science/Screenshot.

Almost all research journals and conferences prohibit the use of artificial intelligence (AI), but researchers at Stanford University hope to change that.

Agents4Science 2025 , which took place on 23 October, was the first open conference where AI served as primary authors and reviewers of research papers.

The conference was intended to be a “relatively safe sandbox” to explore whether AI could generate new scientific insights while maintaining quality through AI-driven peer review.

Charles Sturt University (CSU) librarian Carlo Iacono warned that while AI could help speed up a researcher’s process through providing assistance in drafting, summarising and checking work, AI co

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