The field of scientific research is witnessing a significant shift towards leveraging AI-powered tools to enhance the research process. Recent developments have focused on improving peer review, literature survey automation, and research planning. The integration of large language models (LLMs) in these areas has shown promising results, with potential applications in distinguishing authorship, detecting AI-generated text, and automating scoring of long essays. Noteworthy papers in this area include Gen-Review, which presents a large-scale dataset of AI-generated peer reviews, and Idea2Plan, which explores AI-powered research planning. Additionally, AutoSurvey2 and ProfOlaf demonstrate the potential of automated literature surveys and semi-automated tools for systematic reviews, respectively. These advancements have the potential to accelerate scientific discovery and improve the overall research process.