It is common for artificial intelligence to come and take over all our jobs, and now it seems that Nobel laureates are no exception. Two of this year’s prizes, for physics and chemistry, have been claimed by people working in the field of AI, to the chagrin of some researchers, in areas traditionally recognized for those categories. What does the rise of the AI Nobel mean for the future of science?
“These awards reflect two different ways of measuring the relationship between AI and science: …