AI Systems Generate Millions of New Materials But 80% May Be Impossible to Create, Study Finds
Summary
Major AI systems from Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and Meta generate millions of promising new materials, but scientists discover 80-84% contain fatal flaws that make them impossible to synthesize in reality.
Key Points
- AI systems from Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and Meta generate millions of potential new materials but face criticism for producing compounds that are unoriginal, unfeasible, or contain extremely rare radioactive elements
- Researchers discover that 80-84% of AI-predicted ordered crystal structures would likely be disordered in reality, potentially making them impossible to synthesize as designed
- Despite controversies over overstated claims, scientists acknowledge AI holds promise for materials discovery but requires better collaboration with experimental chemists and more realistic expectations