When can we say AI made a scientific discovery?

Anthropic says its AI agents found a previously uncatalogued pattern in biological data. Some biologists question whether spotting the pattern counts as a discovery, especially after a researcher said his team had found it earlier. The dispute highlights the value of AI-assisted research and the difficulty of assigning credit.

Anthropic称，其人工智能智能体在生物数据中发现了一种此前未被编目的模式。一些生物学家质疑，发现这种模式是否算得上科学发现，尤其是在一名研究人员表示其团队此前已发现该模式之后。这场争议凸显了人工智能辅助研究的价值，也说明了认定发现归属的难处。