• Hapankaali@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11 days

    This rise is attributable, in part, to the ease of writing applications with artificial-intelligence tools.

    This is definitely one of the better uses of AI. Billions are wasted every year on utterly pointless grant application writing. I have long been in favour of laws severely restricting the maximum length of scientific grant applications, but now technology has made that unnecessary. In many cases scientists simply chose not to apply for grants they might have a chance of getting because the process is so cumbersome and bureaucratic, now they can just have an LLM write it so they can get back to their actual job.

    • phdepressed@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      11 days

      I’ve never seen an application without limits. The NIH set limits in the 90s and then further reduced them in the 00s.

      • Hapankaali@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10 days

        There are limits, but they are still too large and preparing an ERC grant application takes weeks of fulltime work.

        • Chemist@lemmy.worldEnglish
          10 days

          Months is usually closer to the thuth, many institutions also have dedicated offices to help out with the process. This really has a huge impact on who gets the funding and reduces the chances of getting ERC grants on small institutions.