In my latest for @undark.org, I compare AI adoption in science to the Ship of Theseus:
"If you swap out every wooden plank on a ship over time, is it still the same vessel?"
I argue that science derives authority from something more than data generation + publication.
undark.org/2026/09/25/o...
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AI Presents Science with a ‘Ship of Theseus’ Problem
Opinion | AI can replace each part of the scientific process, leaving the enterprise recognizable but devoid of human judgment.