Physicists let AI pick its own problem and solve it — a publishable paper in two hours
Background-Wafer-548 · reddit · 2026-10-27
Two physicists asked an AI system to choose a research problem on its own, solve it, and write a paper suitable for a prestigious journal. Within two hours, the AI produced a paper containing a novel, significant result.
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