The research, conducted in a large (unnamed) U.S. firm’s R&D lab, reveals a stark truth that should help anyone wondering whether they should invest in AI tools for their business: while top scientists nearly doubled their output with AI assistance, the bottom third of researchers barely saw any improvement. The first scientist, armed with years of experience and deep domain knowledge, uses the AI like a master conductor leading an orchestra – directing it to generate promising compounds, quickly identifying which suggestions are worth pursuing, and efficiently filtering out the duds.