Baidu launches 'AI, Evolving' podcast, first episode on AI tackling pine wilt disease
Baidu_Inc · x · 2026-09-07
- Baidu launched a new podcast series, "AI, Evolving," with the first episode examining AI's expanding role in scientific discovery through Famou's work on pine wilt disease.
- The project reflects a broader trend of AI taking over more of the research process itself.
- It raises the question: could research agents become part of the infrastructure of discovery?
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