AI is set to transform science – but will we understand the results?
- Written by Ehsan Nabavi, Senior Lecturer in Technology and Society, Responsible Innovation Lab, Australian National University
Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken centre stage in basic science. The five winners of the 2024 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Physics shared a common thread: AI.
Indeed, many scientists – including the Nobel committees – are celebrating AI as a force for transforming science.
As one of the laureates put it, AI’s potential for...





