Diana Maynard

Computer scientist, University of Sheffield

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Education: University of Manchester, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology

Last updated Nov 1, 2026

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U.K. funder uses AI triage to reject half of grant proposals

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Researches AI strengths and weaknesses in research assessment

CRANE has scrapped the AI screening that rejected about 90 of its 179 cybersecurity grant proposals. The U.K. network apologized for not being transparent, suspended its funding decisions, and said every proposal cut by the AI will now go to human reviewers, with final decisions promised by 20 November.

Updated Oct 19