3 articles on research.

A language model can write a convincing paragraph about a compound it has never reasoned about. Discovery needs reasoning that persists, can be checked and improves with every experiment.

A research loop that starts every cycle from a blank state is automation, not research. What makes R&D autonomous, why agents alone fall short, and where it applies.

A randomised controlled trial found experienced developers were 19% slower with AI — while estimating they were 20% faster. The detail everyone skips explains why.