**💻📰 Accelerating scientific breakthroughs with an AI co-scientist**

Google researchers Juraj Gottweis and Vivek Natarajan, writing in February 2025, describe their efforts to accelerate scientific breakthroughs using AI as a collaborative partner in research. Their work involves fostering a diverse research environment encompassing various projects and risk levels. This includes both fundamental and applied computer science research, open-sourcing projects, and applying advancements to Google products. A key component is collaboration: sharing research through publications, making tools and datasets publicly available, and supporting future researchers through mentorship and academic engagement.

The overarching goal is to build a more collaborative ecosystem within computer science, enhancing progress through community interaction and shared resources. This approach emphasizes the potential of AI as a co-scientist, enhancing research capabilities and speeding up the discovery process. The main focus is on creating and leveraging a robust and inclusive research community, utilizing both internal Google resources and external collaborations to maximize impact.

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