The potential for academia and industry to complement each other in AI research
The freedom to choose which questions to pursue is a powerful draw for academia, one researcher says—but it can complement industry’s resources and scale.
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A researcher who spoke with Nature about why many AI researchers still choose academia argues that the two sectors need not be opposites. As AI reshapes science, they call for models that let academia and industry co-evolve, combining academic freedom and openness over the long term with industry’s resources, scale and ability to turn ideas into impact quickly.
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