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DeepMind alumni lab Inherent releases Faraday agent, claims it beats GPT-5.5 at replicating research

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London-based AI lab Inherent, founded by DeepMind alumni and backed by $50M in seed funding, released Faraday, an AI agent designed to replicate scientific research papers. The company claims Faraday outperforms models from Anthropic and OpenAI, including GPT-5.5, despite being much smaller in size. The release positions Faraday as a potential tool for accelerating scientific innovation.

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  1. TechCrunch AIAnna Heim
    Inherent, founded by DeepMind alumni, says its AI ‘teammate’ just outperformed Anthropic and OpenAI at replicating research

    Built by DeepMind alumni, British AI lab Inherent released Faraday, an AI agent whose ability to replicate scientific papers could be a stepping stone for innovation.

  2. Techmeme
    London-based Inherent, founded by DeepMind alumni and with $50M in seed funding, says its new Faraday agent beats GPT-5.5 at reproducing research paper findings (Anna Heim/TechCrunch)

    Anna Heim / TechCrunch : London-based Inherent, founded by DeepMind alumni and with $50M in seed funding, says its new Faraday agent beats GPT-5.5 at reproducing research paper findings — Inherent, a London AI lab founded by Google DeepMind alumni, says its AI agent just outperformed much larger models from Anthropic and OpenAI using a fraction of the size.