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Scientists worry AI is stealing their ideas

Scientific American · October 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM

Researchers are using AI as a sounding board throughout their work.

But concerns are growing that companies may present users’ ideas as those of their models

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Scientists worry AI is stealing their ideas

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