AI agents, not foundation models, are the template for accelerating science beyond structural biology
AlphaFold's success relied on 53 years of standardized protein data—a rare condition most scientific fields cannot replicate. Reasoning-based AI agents offer a better path forward.
Google's AI-for-Science Strategy Pivots Toward Autonomous Agents Over Specialized Tools
At Google I/O, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis highlighted the tension between task-specific AI systems like WeatherNext and agentic LLM-based researchers that could eventually operate independently.
Google DeepMind Formalizes AI Partnership with South Korea, Opens Seoul AI Campus
Google DeepMind and South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT have announced a national partnership anchored by a new AI Campus in Seoul.