I spoke to Chris Stokel-Walker for Scientific American about whether researchers can use generative AI, especially large language models, to replace human participants.

My short answer: no. My long answer:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-ai-replace-human-research-participants-these-scientists-see-risks/

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