The promise of AI agents that can conduct genuine scientific research has long captivated the machine learning community, and, let’s be honest, slightly haunted it too. 

A new system called AIRA2, developed by researchers at

For a brief moment, Sora seemed like the future of AI video generation. Then, almost as quickly as it appeared, it quietly disappeared.

Sora’s rise and disappearance offer a rare glimpse into the practical realities of developing cutting-edge AI. For

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For the past two years, the dominant mental model of AI has been simple: one powerful model, one prompt, one response. Think copilots, chatbots, and assistants, polished, helpful, and fundamentally, solo performers.

That model is now evolving.

A new paradigm is emerging, one where AI systems collaborate. These systems operate as hundreds or even thousands...