The Role of AI in Enhancing Scientific Research

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In this episode of ‘Discover Daily’, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stuns the world by offering to resign in exchange for NATO membership or peace with Russia, amid escalating geopolitical tensions and U.S. demands for rare earth mineral concessions. Meanwhile, China deploys a revolutionary underwater computing cluster off Hainan Island—a 30,000-gaming-PC-powered fortress cooled by seawater, slashing energy costs by 45% while sparking debates about digital sovereignty in disputed waters.

The episode’s main story explores Google’s groundbreaking AI co-scientist, which replicated a decade-long bacterial evolution study in 48 hours and identified repurposed drugs for liver fibrosis. Built on the Gemini 2.0 platform, this multi-agent system combines chess-style hypothesis tournaments with neural auditing trails, accelerating discoveries while navigating ethical minefields like "black box" transparency and Big Pharma’s bidding wars for exclusive access.

From Perplexity's Discover Feed:

https://www.perplexity.ai/page/zelenskyy-offers-to-resign-for-SzTnvpWoQ6uQOQ70GycwnQ

https://www.perplexity.ai/page/china-launches-underwater-comp-_SRMVJXjQc2LLmJsq2_2zQ

https://www.perplexity.ai/page/google-unveils-ai-co-scientist-NZDe0.6QTtSb60pv5D7ntg

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