由AI构建的“虚拟科学家”可能彻底改变研究

编辑：AI导航5 - 老五

• 译文

  美国杜克大学的工程师创建了一个AI代理团队，其解决高级设计问题的能力几乎与训练有素的科学家相当——研究人员称，这一发展可能加速多个领域的发现。

  这个“代理系统”使用经过编程可协同工作的大型语言模型作为“虚拟科学家”。该系统可以在无人监督的情况下设计和测试超材料——经过工程处理以具有独特电磁特性的人造材料。

  AI网络将专门任务分配给单个代理，例如组织数据、编写神经网络代码、验证准确性和优化结果。一个中央模型协调它们之间的通信并监控进度。

  经过测试，该系统的最佳设计与人类专家的设计非常接近，但其平均表现略低。

  研究人员表示，这种方法表明，经过良好编程的AI系统可以独立解决高度复杂的问题。他们相信，这种代理式AI工具很快就能增强——甚至自动化——从材料科学到化学等多个领域的研究。

• 英文原文：

  Engineers at Duke University in the US have created a team of artificial intelligence (AI) agents capable of solving advanced design problems almost as well as trained scientists -- a development they say could accelerate discovery across multiple fields, according to research published last week in ACS Photonics.

  The "agentic system" uses large language models (LLMs) programmed to work together as "virtual scientists." The system can design and test metamaterials — synthetic materials engineered to have unique electromagnetic properties — without human supervision.

  The AI network assigns specialized tasks to individual agents, such as organizing data, writing neural network code, verifying accuracy, and optimizing results. A central model coordinates their communication and monitors progress.

  When tested, the system's top-performing designs closely matched those of human experts, though its average performance was slightly lower.

  Researchers said the approach shows that well-programmed AI systems can independently solve highly complex problems. They believe such agentic AI tools could soon enhance — or even automate — research in fields ranging from materials science to chemistry.

• 英文原文：https://www.aa.com.tr/en/artificial-intelligence/-virtual-scientists-built-from-ai-could-revolutionize-research-study/3725341