Liam Fedus, OpenAI's VP of research focusing on post-training, is departing to establish a startup centered on AI applications in materials science. In a statement confirming this development, Fedus expressed his enthusiasm to leverage his physics background to advance scientific innovations through AI technology. He also revealed that OpenAI intends to support his new company, recognizing the significance of AI in achieving breakthroughs in materials science, while also facing competition from existing players like Google DeepMind and Microsoft. Nonetheless, some experts remain doubtful about AI's current capability for novel scientific discoveries.
My undergrad was in physics and I'm keen to apply this technology there. Because AI for science is one of the most strategically important areas to OpenAI and achieving [artificial superintelligence], OpenAI is planning to invest in and partner with my new company.
Fedus' firm will compete with Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and others in the nascent AI materials science space. In 2023, DeepMind claimed that its AI system, Gnome, found crystals that could be used to make new materials.
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