A Theoretical Physicist's First Two Months with AI Agents

A theoretical physicist describes two months of working with AI agents on research projects, saying the experience is like collaborating with a talented partner who knows more math and physics than he does but needs guidance. He says the agents work orders of magnitude faster than humans, largely avoid technical mistakes, and no longer fabricate references, and that tasks which once took weeks can sometimes be finished in an afternoon. He asserts AI will profoundly transform theoretical physics within two years.