Can the work of Professor R Obot be beautiful too?
The rise of AI raises questions about how we judge results
A great friend and colleague would often come into the break room at work and describe the latest high-impact paper by ‘that’ professor as ‘really beautiful work’. It could be excused as hyperbolic or a touch dramatic, but they were both genuine and sincere. Being an incredibly experienced chemist, they had a deep appreciation of the work described and considered the research an important contribution to the field.