2028

AI makes significant scientific discoveries

OpenAI said it is "pretty confident" that, from 2028 onward, it will have systems capable of significant scientific discoveries, after "very small discoveries" in 2026.

Forecast: OpenAI, November 2025. Source: DT Next (IANS)

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