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space1 month ago•77 min saved

Giant Magellan Telescope's Grand Vision Hinges on Funding

The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is entering its final design phase and seeks continued NSF federal funding plus more private donations to cover its roughly $2 billion cost. With seven 8.4-meter mirrors and advanced adaptive optics, GMT will aim to image habitable-zone exoplanets, map gas around distant galaxies, and push astronomy into the 2030s alongside ELT and TMT, contingent on securing the necessary funding and partnerships.

via Space|

#adaptive-optics #exoplanets #giant-magellan-telescope

science-policy3 months ago•6 min saved

AI-drafted grants edge NIH funding but risk dampening novelty

AI-assisted NIH grant proposals appear about 4% more likely to be funded and yield more papers, but they tend to resemble prior work, raising concerns about reduced novelty and potential homogeneity; NSF proposals show no funding advantage from AI use. Findings come from an arXiv preprint analyzing NIH/NSF submissions and AI-rewritten abstracts, and are not yet peer reviewed.

via Nature|

#ai #arxiv #grant-writing