Tim Hwang: self-driving research fields in silico are on the edge of reality
CatAstro_Piyush · x · 2026-10-13
Tim Hwang argues we're on the edge of constructing self-driving research fields in silico: seeded with a few papers, systems could incubate strange and wonderful literatures inside harnesses of simulated journals, seminars, and departmental rivalries.
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