Google expands Co-Scientist to bridge in silico ideation and real-world execution
SRSchmidgall · x · 2026-08-29
Google presents an extension of Co-Scientist that transitions from pure in silico ideation to an execution-grounded research partner. The system adapts to multiple levels of autonomy across different scientific domains to accelerate real-world scientific discovery using Gemini.
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