Nobel Prize for medicine announced Monday with questions about future AI winners
The Nobel Prize for medicine was announced on Monday morning, sparking debate over whether artificial intelligence agents will eventually receive the award.
Current rules allow person credit
Nobel statutes do not mention humans but refer instead to persons. In 2024, two of three chemistry winners received credit for work on the AlphaFold model at DeepMind. Many more people were involved in that project without receiving the prize.
Debate over future award recipients
A former medical school dean expressed uncertainty about how credit should be assigned to AI discoveries. The outlet noted that human scientists have historically been responsible for discovering cancer cures and receiving awards. Some wonder if future prizes will go to developers of AI models rather than the scientists who prompt them.
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