{"slug": "scientists-on-ai-its-still-experimental", "title": "Scientists On AI: It’s Still Experimental", "summary": "At the AI Engineer World's Fair Expo, scientists gathered to discuss AI's impact on their fields, noting that while AI aids coding research apps, it remains experimental and prone to errors in physical testing. University of Colorado Denver professor Scott Reed highlighted persistent hallucination issues in chemistry, and a USC turbine developer warned that misplaced bolts could cause catastrophic failures.", "body_md": "As the [AI Engineer World's Fair](https://www.ai.engineer/worldsfair/2026) Expo kicked off, a group of scientists gathered for an informal get-together to discuss how this new technology is affecting their profession.\n\n\"I work in chemistry, so hallucinations are still a big problem,\" organizer Scott Reed, a professor at the University of Colorado Denver, told us. \"But the bigger picture I've opened up is that science@AIE provides a better forward face for AI, that there's benefits, and that people don't only see the downside.\"\n\nGenerally, the news is positive. When it comes to coding research apps, AI can be a boon, so long as the code is checked carefully, since scientific notations are sometimes misconstrued or mistaken.\n\nWith physical testing, there's still a way to go, however. As one academic from the University of Southern California who develops turbines put it, \"Put the bolt in the wrong place, and the engine will sling a blade into the next state.\"", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/scientists-on-ai-its-still-experimental", "canonical_source": "https://dev.to/dailycontext/scientists-on-ai-its-still-experimental-5gm3", "published_at": "2026-06-30 14:39:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-30 14:48:43.899516+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-research", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Scott Reed", "University of Colorado Denver", "University of Southern California", "AI Engineer World's Fair"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/scientists-on-ai-its-still-experimental", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/scientists-on-ai-its-still-experimental.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/scientists-on-ai-its-still-experimental.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/scientists-on-ai-its-still-experimental.jsonld"}}