Can AI Conduct Autonomous Scientific Research? Case Studies on Two Real-World Tasks
Shreyansh Agrawal, Harsh Anadkat, Kiran Athimoolam, Harsh Bhardwaj, Trishul Chowdhury, Shengtao Gao, Purva Kamat, Vishwadeepsinh Makwana, Mohammed Shariff, Amitesh Badkul, Lei Xie, Anton V. Sinitskiy
This paper evaluates AI frameworks' ability to autonomously conduct scientific research, finding they cannot complete full research cycles but may assist with specific subtasks.
bioRxiv · Jan 6, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics