OpenAI CPO Kevin Weil amplifies a framework for picking AI-era science problems
kevinweil · x · 2026-09-23
OpenAI CPO Kevin Weil retweeted the claim that 'we're entering the golden age of science,' quoting SGRodriques' framework for choosing research problems in the AI era:
- Work on problems that are fast and easy to verify — a small subset of all problems, but the ones AI will impact most (e.g., the published Millennium Problems).
- Work on problems that make other problems easier to verify — e.g., speeding up small molecule synthesis, creating new assays, or finding new biomarkers unlocks many downstream problems.
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