We are in a new era of advancing science through AI. But the tremendous progress is not just about technology: as scientists have adopted AI-based technologies, they have changed how they do science, redefining the role of human intelligence and the human scientist in the scientific endeavor. This essay reflects on some of these changes and some of the current challenges and tensions that science and scientific communities are facing as we grapple with how best to work with AI to advance science and ensure society's continued trust in scientists and AI-based scientific evidence.
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