Ten times faster is not 10 times better.
editorial · Level V
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Abstract
As the Trump administration systematically defunds the American research ecosystem, while disingenuously promising a return to so-called "gold standard science," hope can be drawn from the new bipartisan initiative from Senators Martin Heinrich (Democrat, New Mexico) and Michael Rounds (Republican, South Dakota). Their American Science Acceleration Project (ASAP) seeks to make science in the United States "ten times faster by 2030" through five pillars: data, computing, artificial intelligence (AI), collaboration, and process improvement. But simply accelerating will exacerbate historical weaknesses in our innovation system and reproduce the damaging Silicon Valley ethos of "move fast and break things." Faster is not necessarily better when it comes to innovation and discovery. Supercharging a research ecosystem that already struggles with accessibility and public trust risks more than it achieves.