Does a benchmark score predict scientific discovery in the lab?
Not by itself. Reproducing a selected computational result is a valuable test of reading, implementation, execution and evidence handling, but it does not establish that an agent can make a novel discovery or validate results in every real research setting.
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PAPERBENCHX Tests Whether AI Can Rebuild Evidence, Not Just Explain a PaperA 93-task benchmark across scientific fields finds a large gap between AI agents running parts of an experiment and reproducing its evidence.
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