Meet Prism, OpenAI's free research workspace for scientists - how to try it

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ZDNET's key takeaways 

• Prism is a free, collaborative AI workspace for research.
• It's meant to support, not replace, human-led science. 
• AI-enabled workspaces aim to unite disparate tools.

This fall, OpenAI deepened its investment in AI for science as the technology's next frontier, citing advancements in GPT-5 as proof of its viability as a research tool -- and eventual scientific automation system. As a first step to that end, OpenAI has launched Prism, a new collaborative workspace for scientists.

"In 2025, AI changed software development forever," OpenAI said in the announcement. "In 2026, we expect a comparable shift in science."

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