Microsoft Research's Dimitris Papailiopoulos argues that R&D automation makes formulating the correct questions the central scientific skill
Research engineer Shital Shah questioned how scientists prioritize chosen inquiries.
link to slides: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mexrg6033i8y3ceqvz77r/golden-age-of-asking-questions.pdf?rlkey=m5mixplofvvjut3wqmjpdsttr&st=jjdjuzne&dl=0
Given this talk a couple of times the past month, and it still resonates with how I'm thinking about research in the era of R&D automation. It is the golden age of asking questions!
Thanks to agents, I now do a lot more high temperature research

Given this talk a couple of times the past month, and it still resonates with how I'm thinking about research in the era of R&D automation. It is the golden age of asking questions!
@DimitrisPapail Makes me wonder why we ask the questions that we do ask.
Given this talk a couple of times the past month, and it still resonates with how I'm thinking about research in the era of R&D automation. It is the golden age of asking questions!