The End of the Samurai Researcher: How AI is Reshaping Academia Osama M. M. Alshareet · Follow 5 min read · Just now DOI= 10.13140/RG.2.2.33857.26723 In today’s academic research, scholars increasingly recognize that artificial intelligence can enhance, rather than replace, human thinking [1]. Traditionally, many researchers valued personal insight, mentorship, and the careful, reflective approach to discovery — a stance reminiscent of the samurai, who famously refused to use guns in favor of mastering hand-to-hand combat. For these traditionalists, the rejection of new, impersonal tools was a defense of the personal touch and ethical judgment that have long been the hallmarks of academic inquiry. Recent technological advances have enabled AI to process large datasets, simulate complex phenomena, and identify patterns that would be difficult for human researchers to discern […]
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