Lila Sciences bets on AI models earning PhDs in every field to drive breakthroughs
tw_killian · x · 2026-10-03
A discussion on AI-accelerated science: many breakthroughs come from porting insights across fields, but few humans can earn PhDs in multiple disciplines — a model can, thanks to parallelization. Once relevant work is surfaced across domains, humanity gains accelerated insights.
A Lila Sciences affiliate responded that this is exactly the company's premise: pursuing broad scientific generalization with labs in the loop.
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