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PDF-only science publishing bottleneck

April 3, 2026Ethan Mollick

Ethan Mollick argues the persistence of fully formatted PDF uploads and download limits shows academia is not adapting to AI-enabled acceleration of science.

The fact that every scientific paper in 2026 is still uploaded only as fully formatted PDFs
often limit downloads
tells you everything you need to know about how quickly the scientific system is adjusting to the potential of AI
Ethan Mollick
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