Essay: 'Waymo effect' shows AI making research less collaborative

Essay argues frictionless AI tools like driverless Waymo cars train researchers to prefer solitude, illustrated by two Holtzbrinck colleagues who crossed continents to collaborate yet welcomed a car that removes conversation.
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