Theoretical Physicist Reports Two Months of Research with AI Agents
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A theoretical physicist says that after two months of using AI agents on research projects, the experience resembles collaborating with a talented partner who knows more math and physics than he does but still needs guidance. In his account, the agents work orders of magnitude faster than humans, largely avoid technical mistakes, and no longer fabricate references; tasks that once took weeks can sometimes be finished in an afternoon. The physicist asserts that AI will profoundly transform theoretical physics within two years. These are his characterizations of his own experience; the account does not present independent measurements of the agents' speed, error rates, or citation accuracy.
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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.
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