AI still helpful?

Reddit r/artificial / 4/24/2026

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Key Points

  • A PhD researcher says they have used AI tools for two years but is now considering stopping due to declining usefulness.
  • They claim that tools like Anthropic Claude Opus are often misleading and sometimes harmful to their research outcomes.
  • The author notes that AI assistance is not only ineffective now, but actively problematic by providing incorrect or unreliable information.
  • They ask the broader community for perspectives on whether AI is still helpful and how others evaluate its value over time.

I am doing my PhD research and used AI over the last 2Y but really thinking to stop. Most of the tools are becoming useless exact Anthropic Claude Opus that cost a fortune.

If AI helped me before , it’s now , not only not helping at all but misleading me most of the time.

Curious to have your thoughts on that!

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