Using X-Labs to Unleash AI-Driven Scientific Breakthroughs | IFP

How to adapt our science funding mechanisms to the unique infrastructure needs of large-scale AI projects

Download PDF Content Summary Motivation Solution Launching the X-Labs Initiative Further resources This essay is part of The Launch Sequence , a collection of concrete, ambitious ideas to prepare the world for advanced AI. These projects need people to build them. Get in touch . Summary Publicly funded science has long been an engine of prosperity and national power. AI for science now promises to supercharge this engine. Foundation models have already delivered major breakthroughs in protein folding prediction, materials discovery, and genomic variant analysis. As this series explores, simila

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