In this episode, SeedAI Director of Policy, Josh New, sits down with Kevin Weil, who at the time of this recording was VP of OpenAI for Science.

Kevin and Josh dig into how OpenAI's science team is hiring practicing mathematicians, physicists, and biologists to push frontier models past the edge of human knowledge, and how AI is being built directly into the day-to-day workflows of working scientists. Kevin discusses OpenAI's role in the Department of Energy's Genesis Mission and what it could mean for fields like fusion. The conversation also covers the barriers still slowing adoption across the scientific community, and why peer review and human expertise remain essential even as AI takes on a larger role at the bench.

This conversation was recorded on March 10th, before Kevin's departure from OpenAI. Enjoy the show!