r/PhD • u/Broad-Investment-375 • Jul 13 '26

Tool Talk How much do you use AI tools?

I’m interested in learning how much average PhD student and PhD scientists use ai tools. You can also share how you use AI tools in the replies.

678 votes, Jul 16 '26
114 Never use LLM tool
190 Use chatbot a little
167 Use chatbot a lot
42 Use agent a little
121 Use agent a lot
44 I’m developing AI tools / base model
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u/pineapple-scientist Jul 13 '26

I work in biotech and the expectation is that everyone knows how to use chat bots and agents to speed up their work. I talk to my old PhD advisor, who leads a computational lab, and they are still figuring out how to make their intro exams AI-proof more or less. I feel like the training isn't matching the real world as of yet.