AI scientist puzzled: Why no explosion in AI-discovered materials?
francoisfleuret · x · 2026-08-27
François Fleuret notes an observation inconsistent with his beliefs about AI capabilities: despite existing theoretical and empirical knowledge, we do not yet see an explosion of discoveries, such as new materials, figured out by agents. This touches on the bottleneck of practical AI applications in science.
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