Lund University — Department of Physics, Mötesplats Rydberg

Armin Tavakoli discusses the growing ability of commercial AI models to contribute to scientific discovery with limited human involvement. The talk surveys current capabilities and examines their consequences for academia, organizing the discussion around grants and recruitment, scientific practice itself, and university education. It proposes possible responses and invites a wider discussion of how institutions and researchers should address these challenges. Hybrid seminar in the Rydberg Lecture Hall, Department of Physics, Professorsgatan 1B, Lund, Sweden, with public Zoom attendance. Coffee begins at 15:00; the talk begins at 15:15 CET and the scheduled event ends at 16:00.