AI cannot replace human participants in behavioral research.
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- 10.1073/pnas.2611363123
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- 2026 Sep 29
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@article{allodium:10.1073/pnas.2611363123,
title = {AI cannot replace human participants in behavioral research.},
author = {Hoover J and Cooke ADJ and Tomaino G and Lee SH},
year = {2026},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.2611363123},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2611363123}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - AI cannot replace human participants in behavioral research. AU - Hoover J AU - Cooke ADJ AU - Tomaino G AU - Lee SH PY - 2026 JO - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America DO - 10.1073/pnas.2611363123 UR - https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2611363123 ER -
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J, H., ADJ, C., G, T., & SH, L. (2026). AI cannot replace human participants in behavioral research.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2611363123
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