Integrated Systems for Computational Scientific Discovery

Abstract: In this talk, I challenge the AI research community to develop and evaluate integrated discovery systems. There has been a steady stream of AI work on scientific discovery since the 1970s, much of it leading to published results in fields like astronomy, biology, chemistry, and physics. However, most efforts have focused on isolated tasks rather than addressing how they interact. I start by noting distinguishing features of scientific discovery and examine eight of its component abilities, in each case …

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