# AI materials discovery now needs to move into the real world

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Podcast: [MIT Technology Review Narrated](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mit-technology-review-narrated-835175)
Published: 2025-12-24T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1129210/ai-materials-science-discovery-startups-investment/
Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/MIT8873790525.mp3
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Duration seconds: 1609

## Resource

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.

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