This week on The ABR Podcast, Sara Webb considers the effects of artificial intelligence on scientific discovery. Webb reaches into history to show that serendipity and human observation of the ‘anomaly’ has sparked major breakthroughs. Artificial intelligence, built on dominant patterns, is unlikely to ‘replicate a human’s curiosity’ or ‘preserve what makes human thought so remarkable: the freedom to think beyond predictable rules, to see the breaks in patterns, to ponder the unknown’.

Sara Webb is the inaugural ABR Science Fellow and an astrophysicist at Swinburne University of Technology. She is the author of The Little Book of Cosmic Catastrophes (2024) and specialises in AI-driven transient astronomy.

‘“On an anomaly”: Artificial intelligence and the serendipity of scientific discovery’ by Sara Webb is published in the November issue of ABR.

This week on The ABR Podcast, Sara Webb considers the effects of artificial intelligence on scientific discovery. Webb reaches into history to show that serendipity and human observation of the &lsquo;anomaly&rsquo; has sparked major breakthroughs. Artificial intelligence, built on dominant patterns, is unlikely to &lsquo;replicate a human&rsquo;s curiosity&rsquo; or &lsquo;preserve what makes human thought so remarkable: the freedom to think beyond predictable rules, to see the breaks in patterns, to ponder the unknown&rsquo;.
Sara Webb is the inaugural ABR Science Fellow and an astrophysicist at Swinburne University of Technology.&nbsp;She is the author of The Little Book of Cosmic Catastrophes (2024) and specialises in AI-driven transient astronomy.
&lsquo;&ldquo;On an anomaly&rdquo;: Artificial intelligence and the serendipity of scientific discovery&rsquo; by Sara Webb is published in the November issue of ABR.

Welcome to The ABR Podcast, produced by Australian Book Review. Released every Thursday, The ABR Podcast features a range of literary highlights, such as reviews, poetry, fiction, interviews, and commentary. Subscribe on iTunes, Google, or Spotify Podcasts, or whichever app you use to listen to your favourite podcasts.

For more information about ABR, visit our website, www.australianbookreview.com.au

Welcome to The ABR Podcast, produced by Australian Book Review. Released every Thursday, The ABR Podcast features a range of literary highlights, such as reviews, poetry, fiction, interviews, and commentary. Subscribe on iTunes, Google, or Spotify Podcasts, or whichever app you use to listen to your favourite podcasts.
For more information about&nbsp;ABR, visit our website, <a href="http://www.australianbookreview.com.au">www.australianbookreview.com.au</a>

Welcome to The ABR Podcast, produced by Australian Book Review. Released every Thursday, The ABR Podcast features a range of literary highlights, such as reviews, poetry, fiction, interviews, and commentary. Subscribe on iTunes, Google, or Spotify Podcasts, or whichever app you use to listen to your favourite podcasts.

The ABR Podcast

ABR is delighted to introduce its brand-new podcast, The ABR Podcast.

Released fortnightly every Wednesday, The ABR Podcast will feature a range of literary highlights, such as reviews, poetry, fiction, interviews, and commentary. Subscribe on the iTunes, Google, or Spotify Podcasts, or whichever app you use to listen to your favourite podcasts.

ABR&nbsp;is delighted to introduce its brand-new podcast,&nbsp;The ABR Podcast.
Released fortnightly every Wednesday,&nbsp;The ABR Podcast&nbsp;will feature a range of literary highlights, such as reviews, poetry, fiction, interviews, and commentary. Subscribe on the iTunes, Google, or Spotify Podcasts, or whichever app you use to listen to your favourite podcasts.

This week on The ABR Podcast, Sara Webb considers the effects of artificial intelligence on scientific discovery. Webb reaches into history to show that serendipity and human observation of the ‘anomaly’ has sparked major breakthroughs. Artificial intelligence, built on dominant patterns, is unlikely to ‘replicate a human’s curiosity’ or ‘preserve what makes human thought so remarkable: the freedom to think beyond predictable rules, to see the breaks in patterns, to ponder the unknown’. Sara Webb is the inaugural ABR Science Fellow and an astrophysicist at Swinburne University of Technology. She is the author of The Little Book of Cosmic Catastrophes (2024) and specialises in AI-driven transient astronomy. Here is Sara Webb with ‘“On an anomaly”: Artificial intelligence and the serendipity of scientific discovery’, published in the November issue of ABR.