AXIOS October 10, 2024
AI researchers notched two Nobel Prizes this week, elevating their work and field into the upper echelons of scientific achievement.
Why it matters: There’s wide debate about whether, and how, AI will transform the world — but this week’s recognition underscores the behind-the-scenes ways the technology is already changing science itself.
- It’s solving intractable problems and analyzing vast troves of scientific data. At the same time, it’s raising concerns about the ways it might put cutting-edge science in the hands of bad actors.
The big picture: The technical foundations of AI were laid over decades, but its advances have only received wide recognition more recently with the advent of chatbots and the popularization of generative AI.
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