AI-generated \u2018Virtual scientists\u2019 could revolutionize research: Study
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\nEngineers at Duke University in the US have produced a team of artificial intelligence (AI) agents capable of solving advanced design problems almost as well as trained scientists — a development they say could accelerate discovery across multiple fields, Anadolu Agency reported citing research published last week in ACS Photonics.<\/p>\n
The \u201cagentic system\u201d uses large language models (LLMs) programmed to work together as \u201cvirtual scientists.\u201d The system can design and test metamaterials \u2014 synthetic materials engineered to have unique electromagnetic properties \u2014 without human supervision.<\/p>\n
The AI network assigns specialized tasks to individual agents, such as organizing data, writing neural network code, verifying accuracy, and optimizing results. A central model coordinates their communication and monitors progress.<\/p>\n
When tested, the system\u2019s top-performing designs closely matched those of human experts, though its average performance was slightly lower.<\/p>\n
Researchers said the approach shows that well-programmed AI systems can independently solve highly complex problems. They believe such agentic AI tools could soon enhance \u2014 or even automate \u2014 research in fields ranging from materials science to chemistry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AI-generated \u2018Virtual scientists\u2019 could revolutionize research: Study ————————————– Engineers at Duke University in the US have produced a team of artificial intelligence (AI) agents capable of solving advanced design problems almost as well as trained scientists — a development they say could accelerate discovery across multiple fields, Anadolu Agency reported citing research published last week …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":136015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[12589],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai-news"],"yoast_head":"\n