Gary Peltz

New Capabilities

Testing Google's AI co-scientist for drug repurposing

Science magazine named large language models doing frontier science a runner-up breakthrough of 2025. Within weeks, the prediction became reality: OpenAI's GPT-5.2 solved previously unsolved Erdős mathematics problems in 15 minutes, achieving 40% accuracy on expert-level mathematics that stumped earlier systems. DeepMind announced its first automated laboratory in the UK for 2026, pairing Gemini with robotics to synthesize hundreds of materials daily. Google partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy on Genesis, a national AI-for-science platform mobilizing 17 national laboratories.

Updated Jan 22