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Coverage and announcements highlighting FirstPrinciples' progress in building AI systems for discovery in fundamental science.

Yang-Hui He Joins FirstPrinciples’ Scientific Advisory Board
FirstPrinciples, a non-profit research organization building Theo, the AI Physicist, today announced the appointment of Yang-Hui He to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).
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Jan 30, 2026
FirstPrinciples Launches Fellowship Program for Researchers in AI and Physics

FirstPrinciples, a non-profit research organization building autonomous AI systems for scientific discovery, today announced the launch of the FirstPrinciples Fellowship Program, a fixed-term program for PhD or postdoctoral researchers in machine learning and physics who will work directly with the FirstPrinciples team to build the core modules of the AI Physicist system and to help establish new standards for open scientific infrastructure.
Jan 28, 2026
FirstPrinciples launches Theo Collaborators Program to evaluate the AI Physicist’s scientific reasoning capabilities

FirstPrinciples, an independent non-profit research organization building autonomous AI systems for scientific discovery, announced the launch of the Theo Collaborators Program, a selective research collaboration designed to bring expert physicists into direct engagement with Theo, the AI Physicist.
