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Regulating What We Do Not UnderstandAI in Science raises similar governance questions about where AI oversight is warranted - both pieces grapple with how society should manage AI capability expansion in high-stakes domains
The Plane of FocusBoth serve as educational explainers of scientific/physical phenomena—The Plane of Focus visualizes optics principles similarly to how AI in Science communicates complex domain knowledge accessibly
SSRN Research Paper #7496559SSRN academic papers frequently cover AI in science topics, and the surrounding collection context suggests this paper likely addresses AI research methodology or applications in scientific domains
11 Squares Formalized Lean ProofLean formalizations of optimization proofs exemplify AI and formal methods in science, directly relevant to how AI tools are transforming mathematical and scientific research
Room-Temperature Antiferromagnetic Semiconductor CandidatesAI-discovered antiferromagnetic materials are a concrete example of AI in science accelerating materials research, directly illustrating the broader theme of AI's role in scientific discovery
We're Gonna Need a Lot More MathematiciansThe broader theme of AI's transformative role in scientific discovery supports Sahai's specific argument about AI rapidly producing mathematical ideas requiring human interpretation
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Autonomous AI agents discover reverse transcriptases with tandem repeat arraysAI in Science broadly covers AI's role in research; this item is a concrete instantiation showing how AI agents move beyond assistance into autonomous discovery — identifying the ART family through internal signal responses to sequence patterns represents a qualitative advance described by that broader framing