OpenAI's Science Chief Says LLMs Aren't Ready For Novel Discoveries and That's Fine

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By msmashJan 27, 2026, 4:02 pm189 ptsTrendingTop
OpenAI launched a dedicated team in October called OpenAI for Science, led by vice president Kevin Weil, that aims to make scientists more productive -- but Weil admitted in an interview with MIT Technology Review that the LLM cannot yet produce novel discoveries and says that's not currently the mission. UC…

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