The finding emerged from Google DeepMindwhere scientists investigate whether large language models, which support modern chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard, can do more than repackage information learned in training and come up with new insights.

Artificial intelligence researchers claim to have made the world’s first scientific discovery using a large language model, a breakthrough that will revolutionize the technology behind ChatGPT and similar programs can generate information beyond human knowledge.