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They narrowed down the possibilities to ones that are more likely to work than random, which is a great use of AI. Lots of testing is still needed.

They have also done this for years with algorithms. AI models are a step up though, like a chain saw compared to a hand saw for cutting down large numbers of trees.

But this is also being promoted as successful when in reality all 268 alloys might fail testing or have other properties that the model didn't include. It is progress in the process of finding new alloys, but the results still need to be verified.