In an indication of how quickly scientists are embracing artificial intelligence, the number of publications in the natural sciences that mention AI grew almost 30-fold from 2010 to 2025, according to an influential annual state-of-the-field report.
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Nature 652, 841-842 (2026)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-01199-z
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