Reproducibility and scientific interpretation in the age of AI: consilience in biological systematics, ecology, and molecular biology
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| author | Santos, Charles Morphy D. Paulino, Luciana Campos Andrade, Michaella P. Tognella-Poccia, Gabriel Gois, João Paulo |
| author_facet | Santos, Charles Morphy D. Paulino, Luciana Campos Andrade, Michaella P. Tognella-Poccia, Gabriel Gois, João Paulo |
| contents | Achieving complete reproducibility in science, particularly in research fields such as biodiversity, is challenging due to analytical choices, bias and interpretation. Here, we examine examples of reproducibility in biological systematics, ecology, and molecular biology. To mitigate the impact of interpretation and analytical choices, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has provided potential tools. In the present work, while emphasizing the need for methodological rigor and transparency, we acknowledge the role of interpretation in activities such as coding biological characters and detecting morphological patterns in nature. We explore the opportunities and limitations associated with the synergy between big data and AI in molecular biology, emphasizing the need for a more comprehensive and integrated approach based on dataset quality and usefulness. We conclude by advocating for AI-based tools to assist biologists, reinforcing consilience as a criterion for scientific validity without hindering scientific progress. |
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| spellingShingle | Reproducibility and scientific interpretation in the age of AI: consilience in biological systematics, ecology, and molecular biology Santos, Charles Morphy D. Paulino, Luciana Campos Andrade, Michaella P. Tognella-Poccia, Gabriel Gois, João Paulo Other Quantitative Biology Achieving complete reproducibility in science, particularly in research fields such as biodiversity, is challenging due to analytical choices, bias and interpretation. Here, we examine examples of reproducibility in biological systematics, ecology, and molecular biology. To mitigate the impact of interpretation and analytical choices, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has provided potential tools. In the present work, while emphasizing the need for methodological rigor and transparency, we acknowledge the role of interpretation in activities such as coding biological characters and detecting morphological patterns in nature. We explore the opportunities and limitations associated with the synergy between big data and AI in molecular biology, emphasizing the need for a more comprehensive and integrated approach based on dataset quality and usefulness. We conclude by advocating for AI-based tools to assist biologists, reinforcing consilience as a criterion for scientific validity without hindering scientific progress. |
| title | Reproducibility and scientific interpretation in the age of AI: consilience in biological systematics, ecology, and molecular biology |
| topic | Other Quantitative Biology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22942 |