GeomGravX: 10 Years of Geometric Foundations of Gravity and eXtensions (in Tartu)

Survey

AI uses and perspectives in theoretical physics

How much do you rely on AI tools/LLMs on your daily work? (1 = not at all 5 = intensively throughout my work)*

1

2

3

4

5

Which AI tools do you use regularly?

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini

Microsoft Copilot

Perplexity

DeepSeek

NotebookLM

Local/open-source models (e.g. Llama, Qwen, Mistral)

Other (please specify in the comment box below)

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I have used AI tools/LLMs for the following tasks:

Improving clarity/wording/quality of English of existing text

Generating text from scratch (e.g. abstracts, introductions, emails)

Performing/checking symbolic calculations

Brainstorming research ideas/directions

Literature/bibliographical research

Generating visual material (diagrams/figures)

Summarizing specific papers or understanding code

Explaining new/unfamiliar concepts

Extracting content from images (e.g. OCR, image to LaTeX)

Writing and debugging code

Preparing teaching/lecture materials

Writing referee reports

Drafting grant proposals

Writing/debugging LaTeX

When do you expect AI to make a sufficiently novel intellectual contribution in deriving a physics result that it would merit co-authorship?*

already happened (please provide details in the comment box below)

Within a year

Within 5 years

Within 10 years

Within 25 years

More tthan 25 years

Never

When do you expect an AI agent, operating without direct human scientific input after the initial prompt, to independently generate a novel physics result that is subsequently published in a reputable peer-reviewed journal?*

Within a year

Within 5 years

Within 10 years

Within 25 years

More than 25 years

Never

OPTIONAL: What best describes your current career stage?

No selection

Undergraduate/Masters student

PhD student

Postdoctoral researcher

Faculty academic staff (Lecturer/Assistant Professor/Professor)

Other (please specify in the comment box below)

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Please share any further experience, thoughts, and expectations you have about the role of AI in physics research, education, or academia.

Your answers will be submitted anonymously.