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It is completely infeasible to use a workflow that runs an experiment, waits a couple of days, and then checks whether a room-temperature superconductor was found.

Liam Fedus · 🔬 Synthesis Superintelligence: from Semiconductors to Superconductors — Periodic Labs’ Liam Fedus and Ekin Dogus Cubuk · 8 Oct 2026

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“Rather than thinking about the oral environment of we're just going to kick off an experiment,”
“wait a couple days and try to do like an update on like,”
“did you find a room temperature superconduct or not?”
“That's completely infeasible.”
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