AXIOS November 24, 2024
LONDON — Top researchers this week said scientific discoveries using AI, like new drugs or better disaster forecasting, offer a way to win people’s trust in the technology, but they also cautioned against moving too fast.
Why it matters: Public trust in AI is eroding, putting the technology’s wide adoption and potential benefits at risk.
Driving the news: At a forum in London hosted by Google DeepMind and the Royal Society, a roster of renowned scientists described how AI tools are transforming and turbocharging science.
- Efforts range from the search for beneficial new materials to the quest to build a quantum computer to the potential for self-driving labs.
Between the lines: In industry, the buzz around AI has...