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Language models can't spark scientific revolutions, but world models might

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Language models can't spark scientific revolutions, but world models might

The Decoder · Jul 30, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC

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 .