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Inherent, founded by DeepMind alumni, says its AI 'teammate' just outperformed Anthropic and OpenAI at replicating research
Built by DeepMind alumni, British AI lab Inherent released Faraday, an AI agent whose ability to replicate scientific papers could be a stepping stone for innovation.
TL;DR
- Inherent, an AI lab founded by Google DeepMind alumni, has launched an AI agent called Faraday.
- Faraday reportedly outperformed Anthropic's Claude Opus and OpenAI's GPT-5.5 in replicating scientific research findings.
- Faraday operates on a smaller model (Qwen 3.6 with 27 billion parameters) compared to its competitors.
- Inherent uses reinforcement learning to train its AI, aiming for 'research taste' rather than explicit rules.
- The company emphasizes collaboration, with its employees working in person in London.
- Founder Edward Hughes advocates for ending 'garden leave' policies in the UK to attract talent.