Does AI have the potential to uncover the mysteries of reality, or does it lack the capacity for genuine discovery?

With the 2024 Nobel Prizes for physics and chemistry both awarded for AI-related science, claims that AI will soon make novel scientific breakthroughs on its own are growing louder.

Start-ups are already attempting to create “The AI Scientist,” and researchers at Imperial College argue AI will “usher in a new age of discovery to rival the golden age of the scientific method.” But critics argue the scientific capability of AI remains unknown.

Join computer scientist Roman Yampolskiy, philosopher Steve Fuller, and co-curator of “AI: More than Human” Suzanne Livingston to debate what AI can and can’t do for science.

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The 2024 Nobel Prizes for physics and chemistry were both won for AI-related science, leading some to claim that AI will soon be making novel scientific discoveries on its own. Start-ups are already attempting to create “The AI Scientist,” which will one day “fully automate scientific discovery.” And researchers at Imperial College argue AI will.