- AI has the tendency to “hallucinate,” or make up information that it thinks is real—and even seems legitimate, or plausible. But while people criticize AI for its ability to hallucinate, scientists celebrate this side effect. They say it’s helped make new inventions and discoveries possible.
In October, David Baker was one of three scientists to win the Nobel Prize in chemistry. Baker, from the University of Washington, won for using computer software to invent a new protein.
