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The speaker attributes the discovery of these superconducting materials to broad experimental trial rather than direct theoretical prediction or an inability to synthesize them earlier.
Ekin Dogus Cubuk · Synthesis Superintelligence: from Semiconductors to Superconductors — Periodic Labs’ Liam Fedus and Ekin Dogus Cubuk · 8 Oct 2026
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“So the way people found these materials wasn't for directly from theory. It wasn't because they couldn't synthesize until then. It was just like they tried a bunch of things.”Play from 1:23:08Report a misattribution
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