q.e.d Science
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q.e.d Science
@qedScience
qed is transforming scientific research with AI





New preprint! We show that conjugation accelerates the segregation of #plasmid alleles -> horizontal transfer is a route for allele segregation in MGE evolution. Led by Lisa Hartmann, with @MarioSanter @NilsHuelter. Naturally, reviewed by @qedScience! doi.org/10.64898/2026.…




Peer review reliability is shockingly low. Meta-analyses show reviewer agreement barely above chance, and grant outcomes often depend more on who reviews than what's proposed. Our new preprint: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… 🧵 1/





Our joint study with EMBO is just out! We are proud to be at the forefront of this sea change. AI will reinforce the central role of scientists in this new era. Strong science should be seen! @tlemberger @EMBO @ReviewCommons #Sec2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">link.springer.com/article/10.103…

It’s finally out! Together with @EMBO and @ReviewCommons, we conducted a structured side-by-side comparison of human peer review and our AI scientific review. Here’s what we did: Authors whose manuscripts had already received journal-agnostic review at Review Commons were provided with an independent AI review generated by @qedScience. The AI analysis was compared to the combined feedback of multiple human reviewers, not to a single report, and had no access to those reviews. We then asked authors how they evaluate the strengths and limitations of both approaches, and how they would actually want to use AI. The conclusion was clear: Scientists want AI feedback to strengthen their work IN ADVANCE, under their control. Not as a gatekeeper, but as a tool for constructive input. That is exactly what we are building at q.e.d! We are on the authors' side. q.e.d. is not working in isolation; we are collaborating with leading pro-scientists organizations, including EMBO (and other journals), Review Commons, and OpenRxiv (@biorxivpreprint), and are working closely with researchers across fields. At the same time, we are building an alternative model that puts agency directly in scientists’ hands. Researchers should be the ones deciding when their work is ready to be shared. We are building the infrastructure to support that. A pleasure doing this with the great Thomas Lemberger @tlemberger and Niv Samuel Mastboim @nivmast










Which science jobs are most at risk from AI? To find out, Nature spoke to more than four dozen researchers across academia and industry who use AI in their work. go.nature.com/3My5R0X



