Matthew Schwartz used Claude to produce 36 research manuscripts
What happened
A Hacker News thread on October 2, 2026 discussed earlier reports that Harvard particle physicist Matthew Schwartz published 36 papers with Claude as co-author, but the original page was blocked by network security and details are unclear. A later report that day said Schwartz used Claude to build BootLoops, an open-source scientific computing toolkit, running research across 18 fields with 19 collaborators in 3 months to produce 36 manuscripts, not published papers as first reported. He had Claude find quantitative problems suited to its abilities, with domain experts guiding direction, and stressed that calculations, conclusions and scientific value still need human checking.
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Developments
- Oct 2 21:38 · 1 reportSchwartz reviews using Claude and BootLoops for cross-disciplinary scienceHacker News front page
- Oct 2 20:12 · 1 reportHarvard particle physicist Matthew Schwartz drops 36 papers authored with ClaudeHacker News front page
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- Hacker News front pagePickSchwartz reviews using Claude and BootLoops for cross-disciplinary science
Matthew Schwartz built BootLoops, an open-source scientific computing toolkit, with Claude, and in three months ran research across 18 fields with 19 collaborators, producing 36 manuscripts. He had Claude find quantitative problems suited to its abilities, then let domain experts steer the research direction. He stresses that calculations, conclusions and scientific value still need human checking.
- Hacker News front pageHarvard particle physicist Matthew Schwartz drops 36 papers authored with Claude
哈佛粒子物理学家 Matthew Schwartz 被曝以 Claude 为合著者发表 36 篇论文。相关讨论出现在 Hacker News 首页，但原始页面因网络安全拦截无法访问，具体细节尚不明确。
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