When AI Becomes Its Own Research Assistant
Opening — Why this matters now Autonomous research agents have moved from the thought experiment corner of arXiv to its front page. Jr. AI Scientist, a system from the University of Tokyo, represents a quiet but decisive step in that evolution: an AI not only reading and summarizing papers but also improving upon them and submitting its own results for peer (and AI) review. The project’s ambition is as remarkable as its caution—it’s less about replacing scientists and more about probing what happens when science itself becomes partially automated. ...