What happens when LLMs brute-force their way to materials science breakthroughs?
basedjensen · x · 2026-09-12
The author muses about the inevitable meltdown if LLMs brute-force their way to RTSC-level materials breakthroughs — the 'floaty rocks' moment — asking whether 'materials bros' will argue that some magic was lost when a machine searched its way to a discovery once reserved for human intuition.
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