> I assume progress there is kept under wraps until they can capture the economic benefits. If they can do that, then the insane valuations may actually be valid.
Or progress is not as straight forward in those fields as in math.
Or progress is not as straight forward in those fields as in math.
In a field where a single person can maybe produce and characterize a single sample per day, AI will only really start speeding up progress once you combine it with robotics.