Hypercompetition, score compression and AI co-authorship: a perfect storm for grant success rates

Key Points

• The research explores the impact of AI on grant writing amidst hypercompetition and score inflation.
• Analysis of grant writing practices involving AI.
• Examination of non-scientific selection criteria in funding.
• Evaluation of application numbers and score trends.
• Increased application numbers contribute to intense competition.
• Score inflation is prevalent across various funding schemes.
• AI integration correlates with changes in grant success probabilities.