Can AI Replace Scientists? How Google's AI Solved My Life’s Work in 2 Days.

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing scientific research—but can it really replace human scientists? In this episode of Agents of Tech, we speak with Professor José Penadés and Dr. Tiago Costa from Imperial College London about their groundbreaking collaboration with Google's Gemini 2.0 AI co-scientist.
Within just two days, AI unraveled a scientific mystery they'd spent years exploring. But what does this rapid success mean for human researchers and the future of science itself?
🔑 Key highlights:
How Google's AI co-scientist generates novel scientific hypotheses
Why AI may accelerate—but not replace—human discovery
The surprising ways AI avoids human biases in scientific research
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Research Paper: https://storage.googleapis.com/coscientist_paper/ai_coscientist.pdf
0:00 – Intro: The AI Era in Science
0:20 – The Problem AI Solved in 2 Days
0:52 – What Are AI Co-Scientists?
1:16 – Can AI Generate Entirely New Hypotheses?
1:43 – Hosts Discuss the Implications of AI Collaboration
2:34 – Difference Between AI Bots and AI Co-Scientists
3:33 – Skepticism About AI’s Scientific Creativity
5:27 – Could AI Break Free from Outdated Knowledge?
7:45 – Interview Start: José Penadés & Tiago Costa
9:00 – How AI Avoids Human Bias in Science
10:06 – AI’s Ability to Generate Original Hypotheses
12:41 – Overcoming Human Scientific Biases
14:03 – Will AI Accelerate Discovery or Complicate Science?
15:25 – Obstacles to AI-generated Breakthroughs
16:12 – Can AI Innovate Across Disciplines?
18:23 – Human Intuition vs. AI-generated Hypotheses
21:01 – Could AI Ever Formulate Revolutionary Ideas?
23:36 – The Human Role: Asking the Right Questions
25:52 – AI and the Future of Peer Review
27:52 – Advice for Young Scientists Using AI
29:00 – Final Thoughts: AI's Role in Future Science
30:39 – Closing & Credits