13:30 - 14:00 Keynote Theatre: Leadership & Strategy
Agentic AI Comes of Age: Examples of Open Models for Agentic Workflows Advancing UK Science
Tuesday 13th October 2026
About
The talk will explore recent advances in agentic AI using open models and how they are being used to support UK science. Examples from NVIDIA academic customers across the UK science base will be used to explain the concepts and demonstrate the results, ranging from physical AI and autonomous laboratories, climate modelling and digital twins of advanced manufacturing.
Key Takeaways:
- Breadth and depth of UK science base is a key strength of the UK
- Open models provide a solid foundation for open science, Fine tuning using local data provides an optimal balance
- Agents use to drive scientific discovery are now starting to be used widely
- Managing token economics in the agentic science age is a something many institutions need to grapple with
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