OpenPrediction
By 2030 many scientific fields will have AI assistants comparable to today's coding assistants
“By 2030, we predict that many scientific domains will have AI assistants comparable to coding assistants for software engineers today.”
Context: Epoch AI, "What will AI look like in 2030?" (report commissioned by Google DeepMind, Sep 2025).
How we judge it
Our interpretation: by 2030, AI research assistants are in routine use (comparable to 2025 coding assistants) in most major scientific fields.
Resolution criteria are our interpretation of the claim, written before grading. Methodology
- Said
- Resolve by
- Due in 1545 days
- Verdict
- Open
- Stated probability
- None stated
- Specificity
- 1 of 3 (vague or hedged)