AI agents struggle to perform original scientific research

Among the many predictions about the future of artificial intelligence is that models will one day be able to conduct scientific research on their own, leaving humans out of the equation. Already, ...

Tech Xplore on MSN·8h ago

This AI tool claims to pick the top 1% of preprints. Should researchers trust it?

QED Science says that its metrics reduce bias by assessing papers solely on the basis of their originality and validity.

Nature·5d ago

Suno Shares Plan to Limit AI Song Downloads, Details ‘Principles’: ‘AI Should Enable Originality, Not Imitation’

Billboard·Aug 6

Why AI Still Can't Make Creative Leaps Like Einstein

Google DeepMind research argues today's AI still lacks the creative leap needed for original discovery, suggesting human intuition remains essential for innovation.

Forbes·Aug 5

Snapchat Cracks Down On AI-Generated Videos With Major Platform Ban

Snapchat is updating its content policies about how content can exist on its platform while targeting AI-generated videos. The platform confirmed it will ban fully AI-generated videos on the...

AOL·Jul 31

Google’s SynthID watermark is hard to break, but it doesn’t solve AI disinformation

The scale of AI-generated media can be hard to grasp. Starling Lab, a research collaboration from Stanford University and the University of Southern California, estimates that it took until 1975—149...

Ars Technica·Jul 28

"AI Should Enable Originality, Not Imitation," Says Suno Founder Who Built Company on Imitating Every Song Ever Made

edm.com·3d ago

What The World Economic Forum Left Unanswered About AI And Purpose

The World Economic Forum is asking where purpose goes when AI changes work. This research offers a four-part framework for answering that question.

Forbes·Aug 7

DeepSeek 2 Flash Model Delivers 7X Original Performance

DeepSeek 2 flash model achieves up to a 7x improvement in benchmarks without changing the core architecture, thanks to refined post-training.

Geeky Gadgets·Aug 6

AI companies shred rare books, exploiting copyright loophole

Artificial intelligence (AI) companies are purchasing large quantities of used and rare books worldwide, digitizing them, and then shredding the originals, The Telegraph reported on July 30 (local ...

The Chosun Ilbo on MSN·Aug 3

Researchers Tried Letting AI Do Science. It Failed

A multi-institution study found that today's frontier AI agents could handle the mechanics of research but failed to produce original work.

Decrypt·Jul 30

Teachers should build knowledge through libraries, not depend on AI: Professor

Professor Battu Satyanarayana emphasizes the importance of libraries over AI for teachers' knowledge and originality in education.

The Hindu·Jul 27

Why India’s education system needs to shape how learners use AI

Instead of banning AI, institutions should clearly define where AI is permitted, when disclosure is required, and how students should verify and improve AI-generated work.

The Hindu·4d ago

YouTube Says AI Videos Can Earn Money If They Show Originality

Dataconomy·Aug 6

AI Is Smart, But Not Yet Capable Of Original Thought

While AI excels at induction and deduction, it cannot perform "abduction"—the creative leap to generate new explanatory hypotheses, a crucial element in cognitive breakthroughs.

Forbes·Aug 5

More than four in five LinkedIn posts now likely AI-generated

adnews.com.au·Aug 3

As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it

TechCrunch·Jul 29

An innovation theorist says AI could squeeze out the weird ideas that change the world

Innovation theorist John Nosta said AI risks squeezing out the outlier thinking behind major breakthroughs.

Insider·Jul 24