Researcher
Researchers ask questions, gather evidence and publish findings others rely on. AI helps with literature, coding and writing, and research integrity rules now cover its use.
Free. Four minutes. No email.
4.51% of observed AI usage is on tasks in Life, Physical, and Social Science. Anthropic Economic Index, May 2026.
Where AI already helps researchers.
- Literature mapping and summarising papers
- Coding, cleaning and describing data
- Drafting and editing methods and results
What F3 looks like for a researcher.
The target tier for this role is F3 Integrator. Here is what that means in each of the five literacy domains. Dots show the expected level from 0 to 3.
Explains to peers and reviewers how AI was used in a study.
Uses AI to speed up reviews, analysis code and drafts without losing rigour.
Keeps research design, interpretation and authorship human.
Builds reproducible AI-assisted workflows and documents them.
Checks every reference, statistic and quotation against the original.
Where researchers usually fall short.
We see two common gaps for this role. Your score shows which ones are yours. The full report shows the rest and a plan to close them.
Undisclosed AI use
Journals and funders now ask for disclosure. Fluent researchers log AI use from day one.
Reproducibility
Your 90-day plan as a researcher
Your researcher gap report
- Every skill scored against the F3 target
- Both gaps, explained for your answers
- The full 90-day plan for this role
- A read-only link to share with your manager
Your report is built from your answers, so the score comes first. No refunds, except where the law requires.
Questions about AI for researchers.
What AI fluency does a researcher need?
We set the target for researchers at F3 Integrator. Builds AI into a repeatable workflow. Measures the time or quality gained. The role spans scope levels S1 to S4, from task to function level.
Where does AI help researchers most today?
Literature mapping and summarising papers. Coding, cleaning and describing data. Drafting and editing methods and results.
How do I check my own AI fluency as a researcher?
Take the free AI Fluency Score and choose Researcher as your role. It takes about four minutes. You get a score out of 100, five domain scores and your tier against the F3 target. The full gap report adds your two biggest gaps and a 90-day plan for a one-time $19.
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