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arXiv:2608.31161astro-ph.IM

Agentic research is oxymoronic

Natalie B. Hogg

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Abstract

The use of agentic large language models obviates human interpretation of scientific results, and will lead to substantial distrust in the literature.

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3 pages, no figures. Published as a Comment in Nature Astronomy
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DOI
doi:10.1038/s41550-026-02954-y
Subjects
astro-ph.IMInstrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics astro-ph.COCosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics

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