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AI Agents Drive Rise of Lab-in-the-Loop Science
Original: AI Agents and the Rise of the Lab-in-the-Loop
AI agents are increasingly being embedded directly into laboratory workflows, an approach being called the lab-in-the-loop. Instead of assisting researchers from the sidelines, automated agents now design experiments, adjust protocols in real time and interpret results alongside human scientists. The shift is drawing attention across the research community, with observers debating how much autonomy AI should have in experimental science and what it means for the future of discovery.
Why now: Growing adoption of AI agents in scientific research is prompting debate about automation's role in laboratories.
Evidence
- AI Agents and the Rise of the Lab-in-the-Loop · Technology Networks
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