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On October 23, 2026, Ethan Mollick cited a study and offered a judgment: Opus 4.8 comprehensively outperforms human experts in peer review research. According to the study he cited, the research covered 124 Harvard social science papers, with the papers ranging from statistical analysis and formal models to qualitative research, and Opus 4.8 outperformed human experts on every peer review metric. Mollick also noted that academia needs to think quickly about how to adapt scientific research practice to AI. Currently this judgment has only the same-occurrence evidence from this single source, with no subsequent factual developments.
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Study shows Opus 4.8 comprehensively outperforms human experts in peer review
A study covering 124 Harvard social science papers shows that Opus 4.8 outperforms human experts on every peer review metric, with papers ranging from statistical analysis and formal models to qualitative research. Ethan Mollick cited the study and noted that academia needs to think quickly about how to adapt scientific research practice to AI.
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