Shifting Landscape of Scientific Funding
EIC Probes AI’s Role in Grant Application Surge
Success rates drop to 2.8% as the European Innovation Council examines the impact of generative AI on proposal volume.
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The European Innovation Council (EIC) has launched an investigation into whether generative AI tools are responsible for a massive surge in grant applications [1]. This sudden influx of proposals has caused success rates for the latest innovation challenges to plummet to an estimated 2.8% [1]. EIC leadership is currently examining how these technologies are changing the landscape of scientific funding requests [1]. The probe focuses on identifying the role of automated content in the record-breaking number of submissions recently received by the agency [1].
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