Google Research·· 2026-04-30
Four ways Google Research scientists have been using Empirical Research Assistance
Four ways Google Research scientists have been using Empirical Research Assistance
AI summary
Google Research described how scientists use Empirical Research Assistance (ERA) to advance research in four areas: epidemic forecasting, cosmology, carbon monitoring and neuroscience.
Selection record
Threshold 60Official, first-handFirst 62Second 62
AdmittedSum of both 124 ≥ twice the threshold 120
- Source tier
- Official, first-hand; this tier's threshold is 60
- Pre-filter
- passed：介绍AI系统ERA用于科研发现
- Why it was chosen
- Four real projects demonstrate ERA's specific outputs in epidemic forecasting, cosmology, carbon monitoring and neuroscience, illustrating practical AI-assisted research.
A model scores each item twice, independently, against one written standard, out of 100. An item is admitted only when the two scores add up to twice the threshold. The threshold is set per source tier.
Source: Google Research · research.google