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OpenAI for Science was announced in a Tuesday X post.
Its goal is to accelerate scientific discovery through AI.
The post suggests GPT-5 will play a key role in the effort.
Artificial intelligence researchers have long dreamed of automating the process of scientific discovery. Now OpenAI is setting out to turn that vision into reality.
The company is launching an initiative called OpenAI for Science, aimed at building "the next great scientific instrument: an AI-powered platform that accelerates scientific discovery," according to a Tuesday X post from company Chief Product Officer Kevin Weil. The timeline for the project is not yet known; Weil added in his post that more information would arrive in the coming months.
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