OpenAI researcher says he'll let AI crack math and biology, gatekeepers be damned
abhiadesai · x · 2026-11-11
Quoting a debate over whether AI should push into pure math and biology problems, Will Depue argues the forces of capital are too strong and the humanitarian benefit too great: "I want to know the secrets of the universe and a cure for cancer and I don't really care if that pisses off some mathematicians or biologists who wanted to gatekeep their problems." The remark adds fuel to the ongoing tension between AI labs and academia over AI doing scientific research.
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