University of British Columbia's AI Scientist automates scientific discovery

Written By Nate Engle

Generative artificial intelligence has seen rapid growth since it entered public view in late 2022. It can write, it can generate images and video, and now, it can be a scientist.

Researchers at the University of British Columbia, working together with the University of Oxford and a startup called Sakana.ai, have created the AI Scientist, designed to completely automate the process of scientific discovery.

According to Arizona State University assistant professor Ben Zhou, this use of AI is a significant advancement that could help scientists avoid blind spots in their research.

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