Large Language Models (LLM) & AI Market: Is Research Over Because of AI? Eric Schmidt Weighs In

An MIT Technology Review commentary (published on t3n.de) examines whether AI breakthroughs like AlphaFold mean the end of traditional scientific discovery. The article recalls AlphaFold's ability to predict protein 3D structures, notes that Demis Hassabis and John Jumper of Google DeepMind were awarded a 2024 Nobel Prize for chemistry (as reported), and argues that AlphaFold sparked a wave of startups and large investments in AI for biology, chemistry, and materials. The piece contends that while AI changes how discoveries happen, it does not represent a literal end to scientific research and highlights data quality, scientific standards, and AI agents as areas of opportunity and challenge.