Artificial intelligence algorithm can learn the laws of quantum mechanics

An interdisciplinary team of chemists, physicists, and computer scientists from the University of Luxembourg, the University of Warwick and the Technical University of Berlin have developed a deep machine learning algorithm that can predict the quantum states of molecules, so-called wave functions, which determine all properties of molecules. Artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms are routinely used to predict our purchasing behaviour and to recognise our faces or handwriting. In scientific research, artificial intelligence is establishing itself as a crucial tool for scientific discovery. In chemistry, AI has become instrumental in predicting the outcomes of experiments orsimulations of quantum systems. Artificial intelligence achieves this by learning to solve fundamental equations of quantum mechanics.