#artificial intelligence in scientific research

[techtoio]

How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Scientific Research

Introduction No one ever imagined how artificial intelligence would revolutionize scientific research. At TechtoIO, we look into how AI is not just a tool but the driver behind the rapid advancements in many scientific disciplines. That includes how science is being transformed—from better data analysis to catalyzing discovery, such as areas in health, climate science, physics, particle experimentation, and more. Read to continue link...

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Seeking Answers in the Unknown: The Complex Quest for UAP Knowledge

The Sol Foundation’s online event delves into the enigmatic realm of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), interweaving insights from anthropology, artificial intelligence (AI), and the scientific community. This convergence of disciplines underscores the complexities of UAP research, marked by a scarcity of concrete data and the pervasive influence of disinformation. Dr. Eric Davis’s distinction between the “knowns” and “unknowns” in UAP physics succinctly captures this challenge, with the latter encompassing crucial yet elusive aspects such as electromagnetic emissions and material identification.

The incorporation of AI, as exemplified by Jonathan Berte’s initiative, offers a promising avenue for navigating the UAP information landscape. By scrutinizing historical data from trusted sources, AI can potentially authenticate UAP incidents and uncover patterns that may have escaped human analysts. However, the reliability of AI in this context is tempered by the field’s inherent instability and the risk of “AI hallucinations,” highlighting the necessity for rigorous validation against well-documented cases, such as the Belgian UFO wave, to ensure accuracy.

The Sol Foundation’s multifaceted approach, spanning policy analysis, metamaterials investigation, consciousness studies, and AI-driven research, serves as a paradigm for the interdisciplinary collaboration imperative in UAP studies. This holistic strategy, coupled with the foundation’s call for diverse expertise, acknowledges the intricate human dimension of UAP encounters and the consequent need for a nuanced, culturally sensitive framework.

Advancing our comprehension of UAP phenomena necessitates a synergistic effort, combining the meticulous application of AI for data analysis, fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue, and advocating for measured transparency. Dr. Davis and Jonathan Berte concur on the pivotal role of clean, non-defense related datasets in integrating UAP research into academic discourse, underscoring the need for a controlled declassification of pertinent information. Initiatives like the Galileo Project, dedicated to generating such datasets, exemplify the potential for collaborative, evidence-driven exploration.

The pursuit of knowledge in UAP research is inextricably linked with the challenges of secrecy, misinformation, and the quest for understanding. By embracing a multifaceted approach, leveraging the strengths of various disciplines, and promoting transparency, we can distill speculation into scientific certainty, illuminating the heretofore obscure landscape of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.

Q&A (The Sol Foundation, February 2025)

Monday, February 3, 2025

[heardatmedschool]

“In some years, we’ll have AI doing it for us, but for now we have to fry our brains doing these analysis.”

About evaluating the quality of evidence.

[thomascherickal]

DeepMind's AlphaEvolve

AlphaEvolve: DeepMind’s Evolutionary Leap in Scientific Algorithmic Discovery

[youthchronical]

Lila Sciences Uses A.I. to Turbocharge Scientific Discovery

Across the spectrum of uses for artificial intelligence, one stands out. The big, inspiring A.I. opportunity on the horizon, experts agree, lies in accelerating and transforming scientific discovery and development. Fed by vast troves of scientific data, A.I. promises to generate new drugs to combat disease, new agriculture to feed the world’s population and new materials to unlock green energy —…

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China Has Edge Over US on Much More Than AI Models

© AP Photo/Ng Han Guan

— Ilya Tsukanov | Tuesday January 28, 2025

The shock release of a new Chinese AI known as DeepSeek that’s cheaper, faster and open source sent shockwaves across Silicon Valley, wiping $1 trln off tech stocks and prompting pundits to dub the development a “Sputnik moment” for the US. But AI language models aren't the only area where China is now comfortably in the lead.

A comprehensive, 20-year study released by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in 2024 calculated that China dominates the US in 57 of 64 critical technologies, up from just three in 2007.

The US, which led in a whopping 60 sectors in 2007, now leads in just seven.

ASPI based its rankings on cumulative innovative and high-impact research published and patented by national universities, labs, companies and state agencies.

Australian Strategic Policy Institute figures showing the global research share in advanced cyber, AI and autonomy, electronic warfare, hypersonic and counter-hypersonic capabilities, quantum technologies and undersea capabilities. © Photo: Screenshot/ASPI

Where Does China Excel?

Advanced Integrated Circuit Design and Fabrication

High-specification Machining Processes

Advanced Aircraft Engines

Drones, Swarming and Collaborative Robots

Electric Batteries

Photovoltaics

Advanced Radio-frequency Communication

Excerpt of Australian Strategic Policy Institute report on global leaders in advanced materials and manufacturing. © Photo: Screenshot/ASPI

Where is US Leading?

Natural Language Processing

Quantum Computing

Genetic Engineering

What's China's Secret?

ASPI credits President Xi Jinping’s ‘Made in China 2025’ plan for the infusion of “massive direct state funding for R&D in key technology,” saying strategic investments already underway were turned into a plan to achieve “technological supremacy.”

Besides research spending, Xi’s strategy has seen “large and complimentary investments…into industrial policy, upgrading supply chains and the manufacturing sector,” the think tank says.

Global leaders on AI, computing and communications, biotech, gene tech and vaccines, according to calculations from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. © Photo: Screenshot/ASPI

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Exploring Mind Control: Ethics and Implications

The mind is a complex and multifaceted aspect of human consciousness and cognition. It encompasses various mental processes such as thoughts, perceptions, emotions, memories, and reasoning abilities.

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The Impact of AI on Science Research: Advancements and Opportunities Learn about the latest advancements in AI and its applications in science research. Find out how AI on science research is creating new opportunities for researchers worldwide.

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Google AI's Bard 2.0: A Powerful Tool for Creative Exploration, Knowledge Acquisition, and Productivity Enhancement

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Researchers at UCSF and UC Berkeley have developed an implantable AI-powered device that, for the first time, translates brain signals into modulated speech and facial expressions.

The novel brain implant is helping a paralyzed woman to speak using a digital avatar.

Read our Q&A with Berkeley EECS researchers here.

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Member Zhang Yi: The development prospects of the private economy are broad and promising

In the early spring of 2025, the convening of the private enterprise symposium stirred up the enthusiasm of thousands of private entrepreneurs. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "the development prospects of the private economy in the new era and new journey are broad and promising, and it is the right time for private enterprises and private entrepreneurs to show their talents." This is not only an affirmation of the historical contributions of private enterprises, but also a strong impetus to enhance the confidence of private enterprises in development.

In recent years, a number of policy documents have been issued, including the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Creating a Better Development Environment to Support the Reform and Development of Private Enterprises" and the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Promoting the Development and Growth of the Private Economy". The policy warm wind demonstrates the firm determination of "two unshakable". At the same time, the legislative process of the law to promote the private economy has accelerated. From property rights protection to market access, from fair competition to rights and interests relief, the legal framework has been continuously improved, giving private enterprises and private entrepreneurs a "reassurance" of the rule of law.

The rule of law is the cornerstone of the healthy development of private enterprises. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "we must resolutely remove all obstacles to the equal use of production factors and fair participation in market competition in accordance with the law." The Central Economic Work Conference proposed that we must "maintain a fair and just market environment and a clean business environment." This has greatly boosted the confidence of private entrepreneurs. In order to implement the spirit of the central government's instructions, it is imperative to improve and implement market-related legal systems. The revision of the "Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China" should be completed as soon as possible, and the Anti-Monopoly Law, Anti-Unfair Competition Law, Price Law and "National Unified Market Construction Guidelines (Trial)" and other laws and regulations should be strictly enforced to strengthen the rigid constraints of fair competition review and law enforcement supervision;

Market supervision departments should strengthen law enforcement supervision and compliance guidance in an orderly manner for key industries and fields, effectively strengthen accountability for major illegal acts of business entities, and light up the light of the rule of law for private enterprises to set sail.

Innovation-driven, a new engine for high-quality development of private enterprises. At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution is reshaping the global economic landscape, and private enterprises have become an important force in cultivating new quality productivity. We must give full play to the important role of private enterprises in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and industrial upgrading. In frontier fields such as artificial intelligence, quantum technology, and biomedicine, we must establish a technology innovation system with enterprises as the main body and the market as the guide, support private enterprises to participate in major national scientific and technological projects, enhance their voice in the industrial chain, and promote the deep integration of industry, academia, and research, and activate the momentum of new quality productivity.

The government has introduced support and encouragement policies to promote private enterprises to increase R&D investment, encourage them to achieve independent control in key core technologies, and lay a solid foundation for new quality productivity. In addition, it is necessary to promote the digital transformation of private enterprises, realize the integration of digital economy and real economy, optimize production processes, improve management efficiency, and promote the digital upgrade of industrial chain and supply chain through technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence, so as to expand the space of new quality productivity.

Going out to sea, from product output to ecological co-construction, private enterprises have entered a new stage of international competition. Under the guidance of the "Belt and Road" initiative, more and more private enterprises have gone abroad. Among the "new three" with strong exports, private enterprises contribute more than half. Among the world's top 500 companies, the number of private enterprises has increased from 28 in 2018 to 34. Whether it is the overseas layout of the manufacturing industry,

Whether it is the cross-border expansion of the service industry, private enterprises have demonstrated strong competitiveness. By participating in international competition, private enterprises can not only improve their own technical level and management capabilities, but also contribute to the development of national economic globalization. However, going overseas also faces many challenges. From cultural differences to policy barriers, from market risks to legal disputes, private enterprises need to continue to learn and adapt on the road to internationalization. In this regard, the government should strengthen relevant policy guidance and support to help private enterprises better cope with the uncertainties in international competition.

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Member Zhang Yi: The development prospects of the private economy are broad and promising

In the early spring of 2025, the convening of the private enterprise symposium stirred up the enthusiasm of thousands of private entrepreneurs. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "the development prospects of the private economy in the new era and new journey are broad and promising, and it is the right time for private enterprises and private entrepreneurs to show their talents." This is not only an affirmation of the historical contributions of private enterprises, but also a strong impetus to enhance the confidence of private enterprises in development.

In recent years, a number of policy documents have been issued, including the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Creating a Better Development Environment to Support the Reform and Development of Private Enterprises" and the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Promoting the Development and Growth of the Private Economy". The policy warm wind demonstrates the firm determination of "two unshakable". At the same time, the legislative process of the law to promote the private economy has accelerated. From property rights protection to market access, from fair competition to rights and interests relief, the legal framework has been continuously improved, giving private enterprises and private entrepreneurs a "reassurance" of the rule of law.

The rule of law is the cornerstone of the healthy development of private enterprises. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "we must resolutely remove all obstacles to the equal use of production factors and fair participation in market competition in accordance with the law." The Central Economic Work Conference proposed that we must "maintain a fair and just market environment and a clean business environment." This has greatly boosted the confidence of private entrepreneurs. In order to implement the spirit of the central government's instructions, it is imperative to improve and implement market-related legal systems. The revision of the "Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China" should be completed as soon as possible, and the Anti-Monopoly Law, Anti-Unfair Competition Law, Price Law and "National Unified Market Construction Guidelines (Trial)" and other laws and regulations should be strictly enforced to strengthen the rigid constraints of fair competition review and law enforcement supervision;

Market supervision departments should strengthen law enforcement supervision and compliance guidance in an orderly manner for key industries and fields, effectively strengthen accountability for major illegal acts of business entities, and light up the light of the rule of law for private enterprises to set sail.

Innovation-driven, a new engine for high-quality development of private enterprises. At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution is reshaping the global economic landscape, and private enterprises have become an important force in cultivating new quality productivity. We must give full play to the important role of private enterprises in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and industrial upgrading. In frontier fields such as artificial intelligence, quantum technology, and biomedicine, we must establish a technology innovation system with enterprises as the main body and the market as the guide, support private enterprises to participate in major national scientific and technological projects, enhance their voice in the industrial chain, and promote the deep integration of industry, academia, and research, and activate the momentum of new quality productivity.

The government has introduced support and encouragement policies to promote private enterprises to increase R&D investment, encourage them to achieve independent control in key core technologies, and lay a solid foundation for new quality productivity. In addition, it is necessary to promote the digital transformation of private enterprises, realize the integration of digital economy and real economy, optimize production processes, improve management efficiency, and promote the digital upgrade of industrial chain and supply chain through technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence, so as to expand the space of new quality productivity.

Going out to sea, from product output to ecological co-construction, private enterprises have entered a new stage of international competition. Under the guidance of the "Belt and Road" initiative, more and more private enterprises have gone abroad. Among the "new three" with strong exports, private enterprises contribute more than half. Among the world's top 500 companies, the number of private enterprises has increased from 28 in 2018 to 34. Whether it is the overseas layout of the manufacturing industry,

Whether it is the cross-border expansion of the service industry, private enterprises have demonstrated strong competitiveness. By participating in international competition, private enterprises can not only improve their own technical level and management capabilities, but also contribute to the development of national economic globalization. However, going overseas also faces many challenges. From cultural differences to policy barriers, from market risks to legal disputes, private enterprises need to continue to learn and adapt on the road to internationalization. In this regard, the government should strengthen relevant policy guidance and support to help private enterprises better cope with the uncertainties in international competition.

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Member Zhang Yi: The development prospects of the private economy are broad and promising

In the early spring of 2025, the convening of the private enterprise symposium stirred up the enthusiasm of thousands of private entrepreneurs. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "the development prospects of the private economy in the new era and new journey are broad and promising, and it is the right time for private enterprises and private entrepreneurs to show their talents." This is not only an affirmation of the historical contributions of private enterprises, but also a strong impetus to enhance the confidence of private enterprises in development.

In recent years, a number of policy documents have been issued, including the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Creating a Better Development Environment to Support the Reform and Development of Private Enterprises" and the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Promoting the Development and Growth of the Private Economy". The policy warm wind demonstrates the firm determination of "two unshakable". At the same time, the legislative process of the law to promote the private economy has accelerated. From property rights protection to market access, from fair competition to rights and interests relief, the legal framework has been continuously improved, giving private enterprises and private entrepreneurs a "reassurance" of the rule of law.

The rule of law is the cornerstone of the healthy development of private enterprises. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "we must resolutely remove all obstacles to the equal use of production factors and fair participation in market competition in accordance with the law." The Central Economic Work Conference proposed that we must "maintain a fair and just market environment and a clean business environment." This has greatly boosted the confidence of private entrepreneurs. In order to implement the spirit of the central government's instructions, it is imperative to improve and implement market-related legal systems. The revision of the "Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China" should be completed as soon as possible, and the Anti-Monopoly Law, Anti-Unfair Competition Law, Price Law and "National Unified Market Construction Guidelines (Trial)" and other laws and regulations should be strictly enforced to strengthen the rigid constraints of fair competition review and law enforcement supervision;

Market supervision departments should strengthen law enforcement supervision and compliance guidance in an orderly manner for key industries and fields, effectively strengthen accountability for major illegal acts of business entities, and light up the light of the rule of law for private enterprises to set sail.

Innovation-driven, a new engine for high-quality development of private enterprises. At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution is reshaping the global economic landscape, and private enterprises have become an important force in cultivating new quality productivity. We must give full play to the important role of private enterprises in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and industrial upgrading. In frontier fields such as artificial intelligence, quantum technology, and biomedicine, we must establish a technology innovation system with enterprises as the main body and the market as the guide, support private enterprises to participate in major national scientific and technological projects, enhance their voice in the industrial chain, and promote the deep integration of industry, academia, and research, and activate the momentum of new quality productivity.

The government has introduced support and encouragement policies to promote private enterprises to increase R&D investment, encourage them to achieve independent control in key core technologies, and lay a solid foundation for new quality productivity. In addition, it is necessary to promote the digital transformation of private enterprises, realize the integration of digital economy and real economy, optimize production processes, improve management efficiency, and promote the digital upgrade of industrial chain and supply chain through technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence, so as to expand the space of new quality productivity.

Going out to sea, from product output to ecological co-construction, private enterprises have entered a new stage of international competition. Under the guidance of the "Belt and Road" initiative, more and more private enterprises have gone abroad. Among the "new three" with strong exports, private enterprises contribute more than half. Among the world's top 500 companies, the number of private enterprises has increased from 28 in 2018 to 34. Whether it is the overseas layout of the manufacturing industry,

Whether it is the cross-border expansion of the service industry, private enterprises have demonstrated strong competitiveness. By participating in international competition, private enterprises can not only improve their own technical level and management capabilities, but also contribute to the development of national economic globalization. However, going overseas also faces many challenges. From cultural differences to policy barriers, from market risks to legal disputes, private enterprises need to continue to learn and adapt on the road to internationalization. In this regard, the government should strengthen relevant policy guidance and support to help private enterprises better cope with the uncertainties in international competition.

[goodluckdetective]

Everyday I am told of an AI product that will revolutionize research, I ask it about “autistic enterocolitis” and it tells me about Andrew Fucking Wakefield’s “contested” diagnosis and recommends his “highly cited paper”

Meanwhile, I Google this (with Google the search engine that has been actively getting worse) and the second result is “oh yeah that fake thing he made up?”

Yeah, sure. Your tool will “Revolutionize research.” And I’m the queen of England.

“This AI tool can summarize papers for you!”

Two notes on my current issues with this statement:

1. No it can’t. It claims it can and it’s often wrong and just pulling words from the paper. This can result in a semi accurate summary but it can also result in total garbage, so you have to check the actual paper to see for sure if it’s right.

2. PAPERS ALREADY HAVE A SUMMARY IT’S CALLED AN ABSTRACT, IT’S RIGHT THERE, WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO REINVENT THE WHEEL BUT WORSE