For Researchers
Help us build the AI Physicist
An Invitation to Collaborate
FirstPrinciples is building the AI Physicist to explore the laws of nature and push the boundaries of theoretical understanding. Our moonshot goal is to create a system capable of developing a new theoretical framework that unifies (or transcends) quantum mechanics and general relativity by the end of 2035.
We approach this mission as a global team effort uniting researchers, theorists, engineers, and innovators across academia, industry, and the open-source community. Together, we aim to build a foundation of open science for the next generation of scientific discovery.
Your Work Matters
Scientific advances emerge from critique, iteration, and collaboration. Building AI systems capable of scientific reasoning is more than an engineering challenge; it requires integrating insights from machine learning, physics, cognitive science, and the philosophy of science as a whole. Such a system must ingest data, generate hypotheses, test competing models, and refine its reasoning autonomously.
Doing this well requires expertise from many different domains. Every dataset, model, and insight shared contributes not only to our work on the AI Physicist but also to the larger effort of making AI a genuine partner in scientific research and discovery.
Where curiosity meets collaboration, progress follows.
How to Get Involved
Open Research Projects
We maintain open research collaborations across architecture design, reasoning and theory formation. Collaborators can help us develop modules, design benchmarks, or propose new evaluation frameworks for scientific reasoning, including projects in symbolic regression, equation discovery, and representation learning.
Fellowships, Internships, and Co-ops
We are building fellowship, internship, and co-op programs that enable researchers and engineers to collaborate closely with the FirstPrinciples team on core AI and physics research, contributing directly to the development of the AI Physicist.
Data, Models, and Benchmarks
We are building collaborations with research institutions, groups and developers to create open-source tools, interfaces, and simulation environments that advance scientific reasoning. This effort will include shared compute resources, model-evaluation frameworks, and integrations with existing scientific software.
FirstPrinciples Talks
As part of our effort to encourage open collaboration within the scientific community, we host regular FirstPrinciples Talks. This online webinar format is used to share and discuss emerging ideas and research from featured guest speakers at the intersection of AI and fundamental science. We welcome new participants, both as guest speakers or audience members.
Partner with Us
Join a growing network of researchers, engineers, and collaborators interested in advancing how science is done. Your participation can help define what discovery looks like in the era of AI.
Partner with Us
Join a growing network of researchers, engineers, and collaborators interested in advancing how science is done. Your participation can help define what discovery looks like in the era of AI.
Values
Curiosity
We foster a relentless curiosity that drives us to explore the unknown and push the boundaries of understanding.
Ambition
We dare to dream big and aim for ambitious goals, challenging ourselves to achieve more than we ever thought possible.
Risk Taking
We embrace risks, knowing that innovation often requires stepping into the unknown and being unafraid of failure.
Collaboration
We believe in the power of collaboration, working together across disciplines and borders to achieve our shared vision.
Results-driven
We are committed to making a positive impact for all of humanity, driving our work towards tangible results that benefit people worldwide.