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AI chatbots are sycophants — researchers say it's harming science

Nature asked researchers who use artificial intelligence how its propensity for people-pleasing affects their work — and what they are doing to mitigate it.

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How Trump 2.0 is reshaping science

Since US President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, his team has made major changes to the federal government that have disrupted research and research institutions in the United States and beyond.
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