NeurIPS 2026 workshop asks whether interpretability can reveal new scientific patterns
ChenhaoTan · x · 2026-07-21
The post highlights a NeurIPS 2026 workshop on Interpretability for Discovery in Atlanta.
The framing is that AI models now predict protein folding, weather patterns, and other complex systems, which raises a key question: are they learning new patterns that humans have not yet understood?
The workshop asks whether interpretability can help us read out those hidden patterns and turn model behavior into scientific discovery.
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