Google DeepMind evolves Antigravity coding agent into end-to-end scientific research workflows
pushmeet · x · 2026-10-16
Google DeepMind announced it has spent the past year evolving its coding agent Antigravity into a tool that accelerates end-to-end scientific workflows, pairing its latest Gemini models with science-specific capabilities: breakthrough models like AlphaFold and AlphaGenome plus new interfaces such as biomolecular tools. Lead Pushmeet Kohli thanked Seb Nowozin and other contributors across Google, framing the effort around AI empowering scientists to solve society's hardest problems.
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