{"id":18819,"date":"2024-12-23T13:56:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T14:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=18819"},"modified":"2024-12-23T15:25:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T15:25:34","slug":"how-hallucinatory-a-i-helps-science-dream-up-big-breakthroughs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=18819","title":{"rendered":"How Hallucinatory A.I. Helps Science Dream Up Big Breakthroughs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Artificial intelligence often gets criticized because it makes up information that appears to be factual, known as hallucinations<\/a>. The plausible fakes have roiled not only chatbot sessions but lawsuits<\/a> and medical records<\/a>. For a time last year, a patently false claim from a new Google chatbot<\/a> helped drive down<\/a> the company\u2019s market value by an estimated $100 billion.<\/p>\n

In the universe of science, however, innovators are finding that A.I. hallucinations can be remarkably useful. The smart machines, it turns out, are dreaming up riots of unrealities that help scientists track cancer, design drugs, invent medical devices, uncover weather phenomena and even win the Nobel Prize.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe public thinks it\u2019s all bad,\u201d said Amy McGovern<\/a>, a computer scientist who directs a federal A.I. institute<\/a>. \u201cBut it\u2019s actually giving scientists new ideas. It\u2019s giving them the chance to explore ideas they might not have thought about otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n

The public image of science is coolly analytic. Less visibly, the early stages of discovery can teem with hunches and wild guesswork. \u201cAnything goes\u201d is how Paul Feyerabend, a philosopher of science, once characterized<\/a> the free-for-all.<\/p>\n

Now, A.I. hallucinations are reinvigorating the creative side of science. They speed the process by which scientists and inventors dream up new ideas and test them to see if reality concurs. It\u2019s the scientific method<\/a> \u2014 only supercharged. What once took years can now be done in days, hours and minutes. In some cases, the accelerated cycles of inquiry help scientists open new frontiers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re exploring,\u201d said James J. Collins<\/a>, an M.I.T. professor who recently praised hallucinations<\/a> for speeding his research into novel antibiotics. \u201cWe\u2019re asking the models to come up with completely new molecules.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Artificial intelligence often gets criticized because it makes up information that appears to be factual, known as hallucinations. The plausible fakes have roiled not only chatbot sessions but lawsuits and medical records. For a time last year, a patently false claim from a new Google chatbot helped drive down the company\u2019s market value by an estimated $100 billion.In the universe of science, however, innovators are finding that A.I. hallucinations can be remarkably useful. The smart machines, it turns out, are dreaming up riots of unrealities that help scientists track cancer, design drugs, invent medical devices, uncover weather phenomena and even win the Nobel Prize.\u201cThe public thinks it\u2019s all bad,\u201d said Amy McGovern, a computer scientist who directs a federal A.I. institute. \u201cBut it\u2019s actually giving scientists new ideas. It\u2019s giving them the chance to explore ideas they might not have thought about otherwise.\u201dThe public image of science is coolly analytic. Less visibly, the early stages of discovery can teem with hunches and wild guesswork. \u201cAnything goes\u201d is how Paul Feyerabend, a philosopher of science, once characterized the free-for-all.Now, A.I. hallucinations are reinvigorating the creative side of science. They speed the process by which scientists and inventors dream up new ideas and test them to see if reality concurs. It\u2019s the scientific method \u2014 only supercharged. What once took years can now be done in days, hours and minutes. In some cases, the accelerated cycles of inquiry help scientists open new frontiers.\u201cWe\u2019re exploring,\u201d said James J. Collins, an M.I.T. professor who recently praised hallucinations for speeding his research into novel antibiotics. \u201cWe\u2019re asking the models to come up with completely new molecules.\u201d<\/p>\n

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