Every year at the OIS Research Conference, we “walk the talk” by experimenting with novel ways to do our own research. This year, we developed research ideas as inputs for grant proposals – first without and then with the help of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool. For this year’s experiment, conference participants got exclusive access to a beta version of the Iris.ai Researcher Workspace, an AI tool developed to help manage the ever-increasing knowledge overflow associated with the scientific research process. Comparing the process and outcome of developing research ideas without and then with the help of an AI, the participants were able to reflect upon how AI influences openness and collaboration in scientific research.

The results of this reflection are chronicled in a science blog article and a video that has just been published on the science blog “Elephant in the Lab”.