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Language models can't spark scientific revolutions, but world models might
The Decoder·July 30, 2026·1 min read
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Tom Zahavy from Google DeepMind argues in a position paper that language models lack the cognitive mechanisms necessary to drive scientific revolutions. He suggests that world models, rather than language models, may have the potential to achieve significant breakthroughs in science.
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Can language models spark a scientific revolution? In a position paper titled "LLMs can't jump," Google Deepmind's Tom Zahavy argues they can't. They're missing the cognitive mechanism needed to create something truly new. The article Language models can't spark scientific revolutions, but world models might appeared first on The Decoder.
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