Friday, August 11, 2023

A Computational Inflection for Scientific Discovery

Finally entering the Age of AI after some failed attempts in the recent past!

"We stand at the foot of a significant inflection in the trajectory of scientific discovery. As society continues its digital transformation, so does humankind's collective scientific knowledge and discourse. The transition has led to the creation of a tremendous amount of information, opening exciting opportunities for computational systems that harness it. In parallel, we are witnessing remarkable advances in artificial intelligence, including large language models capable of learning powerful representations from unstructured text. The confluence of societal and computational trends suggests that computer science is poised to ignite a revolution in the scientific process itself."

A Computational Inflection for Scientific Discovery | August 2023 | Communications of the ACM

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