AI speeds up writing papers, but checking them by hand makes publishing slower and pricier.

This essay argues that AI is not making science publishing faster or cheaper. AI tools can write research papers very quickly. But people must still check those papers by hand for mistakes and fake results. That checking takes extra time and money. The author compares this to old factory history. New machines and tech often promised to save workers effort. Instead they often made bosses demand more work, not less, while profits went mostly to people at the top. The author says something similar is now happening with AI in science publishing.

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