t wasn’t that long ago when the human-like conversational skill of artificial intelligence models mesmerized us all. And while such ask-and-answer interfaces are still the most popular way to use AI, the technology is rapidly advancing in capability, shifting the paradigm from “What can you tell me?” to “What can you do for me?” It’s a move toward something called agentic AI, in which AI models aren’t limited to information sharing. They’re doers now — agents of action, if you will. And researchers at Stanford Medicine are capitalizing. James Zou, PhD, associate professor of biomedical data science, is one researcher leading that charge. He’s developed several agentic AI systems, creating an army of AI-powered science genies trained to carry out a wide range of research tasks.

Full report : Researchers are venturing into a new area of collaboration that relies on agentic AI, co-scientists that can act independently and help humans ideate, hypothesize and speed up scientific exploration.