AI research
The research paper "FirstResearch: Auditable Question Formation for LLM Scientific Discovery Agents" (arXiv:2607.08001), published on July 8, 2026, introduces a breakthrough framework for first--principles logic grounding in scientific AI. Researchers propose the "Research Question Certificate", a structured artifact that records primitive definitions, assumptions, and mechanism models to ensure that LLM--generated hypotheses are logically sound and falsifiable. By implementing a "Novelty--Aware Certificate Gate", the system identifies and repairs valid--but--generic questions, significantly outperforming existing co--scientist agents in the precision of experimental planning and deductive reasoning.