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New methods enhance reliability and safety of machine-learned interatomic potentials

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Two new research papers explore methods for improving the reliability and safety of machine-learned interatomic potentials (MLIPs). The first paper proposes pre-training uncertainty estimators on large datasets to provide zero-shot reliability estimates for MLIPs across various chemical spaces. The second paper introduces "Proof-Carrying Materials" (PCM), a system that uses adversarial falsification and formal certification to generate falsifiable safety certificates for MLIPs, significantly improving the discovery of stable materials compared to single-MLIP screening. AI

IMPACT These methods aim to increase trust and applicability of MLIPs in materials science research and discovery.

RANK_REASON Two academic papers published on arXiv presenting novel methods for MLIPs.

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Stefan P. Schmid, Tobias Setzer, Maximilian Scheurer ·

    Towards Out-of-Distribution Uncertainty Quantification for Machine-Learned Interatomic Potentials via Pre-Training

    arXiv:2610.41801v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Informative uncertainty quantification (UQ) is essential for the practical deployment of machine-learned interatomic potentials (MLIPs), as it provides insight into their reliability across chemical space. Although numerous post-hoc…

  2. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Abhinaba Basu, Pavan Chakraborty ·

    Proof-Carrying Materials: Falsifiable Safety Certificates for Machine-Learned Interatomic Potentials

    arXiv:2603.12183v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Machine-learned interatomic potentials (MLIPs) are deployed for high-throughput materials screening without formal reliability guarantees. We show that a single MLIP used as a stability filter misses 93% of density functio…

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