Forget vibe coding, ‘Vibe Physics’ is here: Anthropic’s Claude can do research like a grad student
2025 gave us the concept of vibe coding, where app developers describe ideas in natural language for AI to generate code. In 2026, a new term emerges — “vibe physics”. Vibe physics has entered the world of scientific research, with Anthropic showcasing how its advanced model, Claude Opus 4.5, can function as an AI research assistant capable of handling complex theoretical physics under human supervision. It is said that the model is performing at the level of a second-year graduate student!
