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One hundred important questions facing forestry research: an exploratory case study of AI-generated agendas, biases, and future scenarios

Sep 2026 · Journal of Forest Research · Vol 37 · 0 citations · 76 references

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It is concluded that robust research prioritization should combine LLM’s analytical speed with diverse expert perspectives to ensure equitable and comprehensive agenda setting, and that while a large language model (LLM) can accelerate the generation of candidate research agendas, it cannot substitute for inclusive, context-sensitive expert validation.

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