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[Neuroskeptic / Olivia Guest | PubMed | May 6, 2026] | [Neuroskeptic / Olivia Guest | PubMed | May 6, 2026] | ||
Summary: A post pointing to a paper asking what | Summary: A post pointing to a paper asking what human-centred actually means, with commentary that the phrase may be more values-signaling than precise. | ||
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Summary: Article on using AI and data science to rediscover valuable knowledge buried in old papers, graphs, tables, and experimental records. | Summary: Article on using AI and data science to rediscover valuable knowledge buried in old papers, graphs, tables, and experimental records. | ||
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[https://phys.org/news/2026-05-ai-scientists-reveal-fundamental-limits.html | Phys.org | May 2026] | [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-ai-scientists-reveal-fundamental-limits.html | Phys.org | May 2026] | ||
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[https://phys.org/news/2026-05-megalibraries-reshape-ai-driven-materials.html | Amanda Morris / Northwestern University | Phys.org | May 25, 2026] | [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-megalibraries-reshape-ai-driven-materials.html | Amanda Morris / Northwestern University | Phys.org | May 25, 2026] | ||
Summary: Materials-science article about | Summary: Materials-science article about “megalibraries that rapidly screen huge numbers of material candidates and generate datasets for AI-assisted discovery. | ||
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Artificial Intelligence & Science
AI agents set to democratise computational chemistry
[The Matter Lab | Bluesky | Jan. 6, 2026 | Article: Chemistry World] Summary: Chemistry World article about AI agents and computational chemistry. Source: :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}
What Does “Human-Centred Mean?
[Neuroskeptic / Olivia Guest | PubMed | May 6, 2026]
Summary: A post pointing to a paper asking what human-centred actually means, with commentary that the phrase may be more values-signaling than precise.
Scientists Make AI Play Battleship to Help It Do Science Better
| Jennifer Ouellette | Scientific American | May 8, 2026
Summary: Article about using the game Battleship as a testing ground for improving how AI systems reason, explore, and conduct science-like problem solving.
Scientists Invented a Fake Disease. AI Told People It Was Real
| Nature | Nature | May 6, 2026
Summary: Nature article about a fictional disease being treated as real by AI systems, illustrating risks of hallucination and misinformation.
AI Might Jeopardize the Uncertainty Required in Science
| Sarah Mikula | Nature | May 19, 2026
Summary: Commentary arguing that scientific uncertainty is a productive part of research, and that AI systems could flatten or distort that uncertainty if used uncritically.
Why AI Cannot Do Good Science Without Humans
| Nature Editorial | Nature | May 19, 2026
Summary: Editorial warning that AI tools may support research, but cannot replace human judgment, interpretation, accountability, and scientific creativity.
AI ‘Scientists’ Promise to Accelerate Research — How Do They Work?
| Nick Petrić Howe & Benjamin Thompson | Nature | May 2026
Summary: Explainer on AI systems that generate hypotheses and experimental plans, with attention to how these tools might assist or mislead researchers.
Teams of AI Agents Boost Speed of Research
Summary: Article on coordinated AI-agent systems that can divide up research tasks and potentially accelerate parts of the scientific workflow.
ScienceAdviser: Paging Dr. LLM
| Christie Wilcox | Science | May 1, 2026
Summary: ScienceAdviser item discussing AI, medicine, synthetic biology, and recent developments from across the scientific literature.
Rediscovering Science: New Knowledge Hidden in Old Data
Summary: Article on using AI and data science to rediscover valuable knowledge buried in old papers, graphs, tables, and experimental records.
New AI Scientists Are Improving — But Reveal Their Fundamental Limits
Summary: Report on AI systems designed to help with scientific work, while emphasizing the limitations that remain in reasoning, interpretation, and discovery.
Reflection Prompts Can Slow Down Learning, Study Shows
Summary: Article about an AI-assisted learning experiment showing that certain reflection prompts can slow progress through programming exercises.
AI Makes a Major Breakthrough in a Math Problem That Had Stumped Humans
| Phys.org | Phys.org | May 22, 2026
Summary: Article about AI-assisted progress on a difficult mathematical problem, raising questions about machine contributions to proof and discovery.
Megalibraries Could Reshape AI-Driven Materials Discovery Faster Than Self-Driving Labs
| Amanda Morris / Northwestern University | Phys.org | May 25, 2026
Summary: Materials-science article about “megalibraries that rapidly screen huge numbers of material candidates and generate datasets for AI-assisted discovery.
