A paper co-authored by Prof. Yusuke Moriguchi (Planning Group A03) and Prof. Yasuhiro Kanakogi of The University of Osaka has been published in Nature Human Behaviour. This Comment discusses how the spread of AI is reshaping the way behavioural science is done. We invite you to read it!

Paper Information

Authors: Yusuke Moriguchi and Yasuhiro Kanakogi

Title: The future of AI-assisted science is both fast and slow

Journal: Nature Human Behaviour (published online 31 August 2026)

Article type: Comment

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-026-02574-6

Summary

 AI is expected to accelerate the parts of behavioural science that can be run online and expanded with ease — work that still draws heavily on WEIRD samples. The authors argue that not all evidence about human behaviour can be produced at that scale, and that the field will need ways of linking rapid, automated studies to the slower research carried out in real-world settings.