Liam Fedus, OpenAI’s VP of analysis for post-training, is leaving the corporate to discovered a supplies science AI startup.
The Information initially reported Fedus’ plans. In a statement on X, Fedus confirmed the report and added just a few extra particulars.
“My undergrad was in physics and I’m eager to use this know-how there,” Fedus mentioned within the assertion. “As a result of AI for science is among the most strategically vital areas to OpenAI and reaching [artificial superintelligence], OpenAI is planning to spend money on and accomplice with my new firm.”
Fedus’ agency will compete with Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and others within the nascent AI supplies science area. In 2023, DeepMind claimed that its AI system, Gnome, discovered crystals that may very well be used to make new supplies. Extra just lately, Microsoft unveiled a pair of materials-discovering AI instruments referred to as MatterGen and MatterSim.
Some consultants are skeptical that right this moment’s AI is able to really novel scientific discoveries, nevertheless.