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AI materials discovery now needs to move into the real world

Podcast: MIT Technology Review Narrated
Published: Dec 24, 2025
Duration seconds: 1609
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Canonical source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1129210/ai-materials-science-discovery-startups-investment/
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Summary

Startups flush with cash are building AI-assisted laboratories to find materials far faster and more cheaply, but are still waiting for their ChatGPT moment. This story was written by David Rotman and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.