Observed arrival · 2026-08-28
pAI, the Poggio Lab’s research machine
An MIT lab project that uses multiple AI agents to turn research hypotheses into literature-grounded, experiment-backed papers.
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The project exposes a command-line workflow built around bootstrap and launch scripts, with a dry-run mode before token-consuming execution. Its stated operating target is unusually specific: compressing a process that may require 10²–10³ prompts into up to 10 human interactions. The homepage also frames the system as structured assistance rather than autonomous science, reserving the initial idea and creative judgment for a human researcher.
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