AI May Deliver A Nobel-Winning Discovery Within A Year, Says Anthropic

AI is developing at a very fast pace, and that's a fact. However, something claimed by the co-founder and head policy chief of Anthropic has grabbed a lot of attention. According to Jack Clark, AI could begin contributing to discoveries worthy of major scientific prizes in the coming months, potentially leading to a Nobel Prize nomination.

In his speech at Oxford University this week, Clark said he believes an AI system working alongside humans could help make a Nobel Prize-winning scientific discovery within the next 12 months. As per the Guardian, Clark said that the current pace of AI development is creating a 'vertiginous sense of progress' with breakthroughs arriving far faster than many expected.