Machine Learning Algorithms & Natural Language Processing

Aug 26, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Can AI Do Independent Research? ASI‑Bench Measures Scientific Autonomy

ASI‑Bench, developed by Tsinghua and leading institutions, is a benchmark that evaluates AI’s scientific autonomy by progressively reducing method guidance across four levels, revealing that current models lose up to half their scientific score without detailed instructions, highlighting the gap to true independent research.