AI Could Lock Up Science Behind Paywalls, New Paper Warns
Your access to life-saving research may depend on who owns the AI.
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- AI companies are using public research to build private models, which could make science less accessible.
- This could slow down innovation and widen the gap between rich and poor research institutions.
- The paper suggests policies to keep science open, like requiring AI companies to share benefits.
Why It Matters
This could affect how quickly we get new medicines and technologies, and who can afford them.