Google opens its ERA scientific-coding tool and introduces Computational Discovery
Empirical Research Assistance (ERA): From Nature publication to catalyzing Computational Discovery
What happened
Google has announced that Empirical Research Assistance (ERA), a Gemini-based tool for scientific coding, is available to scientists. The related work has been published in Nature.
Why it matters
Google has moved ERA from a Nature paper to an application-based tool, offering a view of the practical limits of AI-written scientific code.
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