Will AI someday do all our scientific research for us? Not likely. Drs. Molly Crockett and Lisa Messeri join for a takedown of the hype of "self-driving labs" and why such misrepresentations also harm the humans who are vital to scientific research.
Dr. Molly Crockett) is an associate professor of psychology at Princeton University.Dr. Lisa Messeri) is an associate professor of anthropology at Yale University, and author of the new book, In the Land of the Unreal: Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles.)
References:
AI For Scientific Discovery - A Workshop)Nature: The Nobel Turing Challenge)Nobel Turing Challenge Website)Eric Schmidt: AI Will Transform Science)Molly Crockett & Lisa Messeri in Nature: Artificial intelligence and illusions of understanding in scientific research)404 Media: Is Google's AI actually discovering 'millions of new materials?')
Fresh Hell:
Yann LeCun realizes generative AI sucks, suggests shift to objective-driven AI)In contrast:https://x.com/ylecun/status/1592619400024428544)https://x.com/ylecun/status/1594348928853483520)https://x.com/ylecun/status/1617910073870934019)
CBS News: Upselling “AI” mammograms)Ars Technica: Rhyming AI clock sometimes lies about the time)Ars Technica: Surveillance by M&M's vending machine)
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