The real AI-for-Science question: when experiments become programmable
CatAstro_Piyush · x · 2026-10-24
A shared take argues the key question in AI for Science isn't "how do we automate a scientist's existing experimental protocol?" but "what entirely new kinds of scientific discovery become possible when experiments become programmable, adaptive, and increasingly autonomous?" A framing shift from workflow automation to paradigm change.
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