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Google DeepMind expands UK science push with new AI research lab

Google DeepMind is sharpening its scientific ambitions with a new automated research lab in the UK, signalling a broader push to tie advanced artificial intelligence to national research priorities. Read More

AI adoption changes how scientists work, collaborate and publish new findings

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a tool for science—it is starting to reshape how science itself is practiced. A team at Manchester is exploring this transformation, analyzing how AI is ... Read More

New US plan for ‘AI in science’ could change how research is done, for better or worse

A new Trump administration plan to expand the use of artificial intelligence in US science could greatly boost research productivity. But according to analysts, it also highlights a need for more ... Read More

NVIDIA, NSF join forces with nonprofit to bring AI to scientific research

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. A new partnership between chipmaker NVIDIA, nonprofit research center the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, and the National ... Read More

White House Launches ‘Genesis Mission’ to Accelerate AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery

The White House recently issued an executive order launching the “Genesis Mission,” a US Department of Energy–led national initiative designed ... Read More

At AI’s biggest gathering, its inner workings remain a mystery

Despite soaring progress, scientists at AI’s largest gathering say key questions about how models work and how to measure them remain unsolved. Read More

Human Accountability and Responsibility Needed to Protect Scientific Integrity in an Age of AI, Says New Editorial

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are the nation's pre-eminent source of high-quality, objective advice on science, engineering, and health matters. Top experts participate ... Read More

Biohub launches first large-scale scientific initiative combining Frontier AI with Frontier Biology to cure or prevent disease

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind initiative combining frontier artificial intelligence and frontier biology to dramatically accelerate scientific ... Read More

A conference just tested AI agents’ ability to do science

In a first, a scientific conference welcomed paper submissions from any area of science, but with one catch: AI had to do most of the work. Called Agents4Science 2025, the Oct. 22 virtual event ... Read More

AI can pick up cultural values by mimicking how kids learn

Artificial intelligence systems absorb values from their training data. The trouble is that values differ across cultures. So an AI system trained on data from the entire internet won't work equally ... Read More

AI scientist claimed to do six months of research in just a few hours

An AI scientist can work independently for hours while doing research that would take humans months to complete, and has made several “novel contributions” to science, its creators claim – but others ... Read More

AI Chatbots Are Shockingly Good at Political Persuasion

Chatbots can measurably sway voters’ choices, new research shows. The findings raise urgent questions about AI’s role in future elections ... Read More