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AI fragmentation threatens bioimage analysis software Fiji, warns expert

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Pavel Tomancak, speaking at the ZooCELL graduate school in Paris, expressed concerns about the current state and future of the Fiji software. He warned that the proliferation of AI and "vibe-coded" tools is leading to chaos and fragmentation within bioimage analysis research, potentially undoing years of integration work. AI

IMPACT The increasing use of AI in scientific tools may lead to fragmentation and chaos in research workflows.

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AI fragmentation threatens bioimage analysis software Fiji, warns expert

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    Pavel Tomancak on the past present and future of Fiji in our @ ZooCELL graduate school in Paris. He warns about chaos and the fragmentation of research # softwa

    Pavel Tomancak on the past present and future of Fiji in our @ ZooCELL graduate school in Paris. He warns about chaos and the fragmentation of research # software , on how # AI and the proliferation of vibe-coded tools is undoing over a decade of work of integrating # bioimage an…

    LINKS nature.com/…/s41592-026-03210-x nature.com/…/s41592-026

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