Peter Diamandis: AI and new instruments will break 'settled science' next decade
PeterDiamandis · x · 2026-09-11
Peter Diamandis published a long-form article arguing that every generation holds scientific 'truths' that later prove wrong. He walks through ten historical examples — including exoplanets, which went from zero confirmed in the early 1980s to over 6,000 today, with Kepler suggesting the Milky Way holds more planets than stars.
His core thesis: the galaxy never changed — our instruments did. In the coming decade, AI paired with a new generation of instruments will measure things never measurable before, disrupting more of today's core scientific beliefs.
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