HUGE RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF AI BOOSTS DISCOVERY

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A study at a US corporate lab found that teams using a machine-learning tool discovered 44% more new materials and filed 39% more patents than those using standard methods. The AI combines graph neural networks and reinforcement learning, aiding in generating and refining material suggestions. Results indicate potential for AI to accelerate materials discovery, although the quality of findings remains to be fully assessed.