I agree that those use cases are definitely valid. And I would also say that research is a technologically underdeveloped space. So any innovation here is great and will definitely help people!
The only worry I have (from past experience) is that easy tools have a differential impact: That they facilitate bad research more than they facilitate sound research. My perception as a scientist is that we primarily need to address actively harmful science (as in: spurious results, p-hacking). Fostering more science, on the other hand, is definitely a second or even third priority.
I agree that those use cases are definitely valid. And I would also say that research is a technologically underdeveloped space. So any innovation here is great and will definitely help people!
The only worry I have (from past experience) is that easy tools have a differential impact: That they facilitate bad research more than they facilitate sound research. My perception as a scientist is that we primarily need to address actively harmful science (as in: spurious results, p-hacking). Fostering more science, on the other hand, is definitely a second or even third priority.