These authors contributed equally: Qiuyu Gong, Mehul Sharma Allen Institute for Immunology, Seattle, WA, USA Qiuyu Gong, Mehul Sharma, Marla C. Glass, Emma L. Kuan, Aishwarya Chander, Mansi Singh, Lucas T. Graybuck, Zachary J. Thomson, Christian M. LaFrance, Samir Rachid Zaim, Tao Peng, Lauren Y. Okada, Palak C. Genge, Katherine E. Henderson, Elisabeth M. Dornisch, Erik D. Layton, Peter J. Wittig, Alexander T. Heubeck, Nelson M. Mukuka, Julian Reading, Garrett Strawn, Teminijesu Titus-Adewunmi, Kathleen Abadie, Charles R. Roll, Veronica…

Using generative artificial intelligence models to kick ideas around is more effective than outsourcing thinking wholesale, says Yanjun Shen.Credit: jabkitticha/iStock via Getty Last May, I received a PhD research proposal that, on the surface, seemed flawless: the prose flowed effortlessly, the logic was airtight and the citations were meticulously organized and arranged. As an interdisciplinary…