This is really bad reporting from the BBC (and to some extent the scientist involved!). Better read New Scientist: it explains that the AI had been fed a 2023 paper from the scientist's team that essentially had the answer.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyz6e9edy3o

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2469072-can-googles-new-research-assistant-ai-give-scientists-superpowers/

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