Promotional language in patent filings correlates with worse evaluation outcomes despite signaling higher novelty and citations, with effects moderated by examiner gender and experience.
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LLM use in grant proposals rose sharply from 2023, correlating with lower semantic distinctiveness and higher NIH success plus publication rates but no NSF effects, concentrated in non-high-impact work.
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Unintended Negative Impacts of Promotional Language in Patent Evaluation
Promotional language in patent filings correlates with worse evaluation outcomes despite signaling higher novelty and citations, with effects moderated by examiner gender and experience.
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The Rise of Large Language Models and the Direction and Impact of US Federal Research Funding
LLM use in grant proposals rose sharply from 2023, correlating with lower semantic distinctiveness and higher NIH success plus publication rates but no NSF effects, concentrated in non-high-impact work.