Meet the researcher hosting a scientific conference by and for AI
Peter Hall
created: Aug. 22, 2025, 11 a.m. | updated: Aug. 26, 2025, 8:40 p.m.
James Zou's Agents4Science conference will use text-to-speech to present the work of the AI researchers.
Nevertheless, a number of scientists and policymakers are very keen on the promise of AI scientists.
The US government’s AI Action Plan describes the need to “invest in automated cloud-enabled labs for a range of scientific fields.” Some researchers think AI scientists could unlock scientific discoveries that humans could never find alone.
For Zou, the proposition is simple: “AI agents are not limited in time.
Spurred on by his success, he now wants to see what other AI scientists (that is, scientists that are AI) can accomplish.
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