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Inside OpenAI’s big play for science
February 8, 2026
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MIT_Tech_Review
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OpenAI created OpenAI for Science to engage with the scientific community, following publications showing how LLMs help researchers.
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Google DeepMind already has an AI-for-science team for years, with scientific models like AlphaFold.
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OpenAI aims to accelerate science through AGI, developing new medicines, materials and helping solve complex problems.
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