Michael Bronstein urges caution on AI biology "discoveries" — biologists set a high bar
NinaDSchick · x · 2026-09-24
Responding to a question about AI making groundbreaking discoveries in biology, Michael Bronstein says he'd be "slightly more cautious in this particular case" — biologists hold interesting observed patterns to a higher bar before calling them discoveries — but it clearly shows the direction the field will rapidly evolve. Nina Schick pressed him on a realistic timeframe, which wasn't directly answered.
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