October 23, 2025Open Access

Seven Thoughts on "AI Scientists"

Key Points

Optimism about artificial intelligence is prevalent among contributors to the fields of progress and metascience, urging a forward-looking approach.
Key conversations emerged at the 2025 Progress Conference, emphasizing how AI could enhance scientific methods and collaborations.
Attendees expressed confidence that artificial intelligence could drive significant advancements in scientific inquiry and discovery.
This highlights a growing belief in the transformative power of AI in scientific progress, suggesting a paradigm shift in research approaches.

Abstract

Last week I had the privilege of attending the 2025 Progress Conference, which brought together a diverse cadre of people working on progress, metascience, artificial intelligence, and related fields. I was surprised by how optimistic the median attendee was about AI for science.

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Corin Wagen (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f9bad6d7353cfcfc68f504 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.59350/g36wz-qpr87

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