Artificial intelligence in science: An emerging general method of invention

This paper offers insights into the diffusion and impact of artificial intelligence in science. More specifically, we show that neural network-based technology meets essential properties emerging technologies scientific realm. It is novel, because it shows discontinuous innovations originating domain put to new uses many application domains; quick growing, its dimensions being subject rapid change; coherent, detaches from technological parents, integrates accepted different communities; has a prominent on discovery, but high degree uncertainty ambiguity associated with this impact. Our findings suggest intelligent machines diffuse sciences, reshape nature discovery process affect organization We propose conceptual framework considers as an general method invention and, basis, derive policy implications.