AI agents drastically boost research discovery probability, validating once-absurd questions
DimitrisPapail · x · 2026-08-26
The author compares the probability of research discovery relying solely on human work versus human work combined with AI agents, noting that the latter is now significantly higher. The author posits that posing this question two years ago would have been considered charlatanry, but it is now valid. They suggest keeping a list of such "absurd" questions to revisit in two years.
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