Google's AI co-scientist is pure hype without substance, delivering vague results that no legitimate scientist would take seriously. The tech giant has a track record of trumpeting supposed AI breakthroughs without providing reproducible methods, from falsely claiming better breast tumor detection than radiologists to promoting zero genuinely new materials despite bold claims. Scientists don't want AI automating hypothesis generation — the most intellectually fulfilling part of research — while leaving them stuck with tedious implementation work.
Kosmos represents a genuine breakthrough in AI-driven scientific discovery, delivering seven externally validated discoveries across multiple fields after two years of rigorous development. The system achieves 80% agreement with human analysis and operates coherently across millions of tokens by mapping discovery processes to world models. Unlike vaporware announcements, this technology is immediately available for educational users and backed by real collaborative research spanning materials science, biochemistry and biology.
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