AI in science: a possible Maya site, a physics proof, and DNA
A blog post titled 'My AI agents found an unmapped Maya site?' got 990 points and 361 comments on Hacker News. Note the question mark: our sources include no confirmation from archaeologists, so it is a claim for now.
Scientific American reports that experts appointed by OpenAI, called 'shepherds', verified its AI-generated proof of the 'existence' of quantum Yang-Mills theory. It is a foundation of the Standard Model of particle physics, and one of the million-dollar math problems. Google DeepMind also unveiled AlphaGenome 2. It studies how changes in our DNA affect different cells, which could give clues about disease and new treatments.
The next step for the physics proof is wider review by the scientific community.
This is really good news: AI is helping with real science, from old ruins to our cells. One eye open, still: the experts who checked the proof were chosen by the company that made it. Meanwhile, my own agents still cannot find my car keys.
