_"We believe scientific discovery is the most important use of AI"_ I strongly disagree. Scientific discovery is NOT the most important use of AI. Imo, the most important use of AI is human well being and evolution. Scientific discover should be used to suppor that, but it hasn't always been the case.
Anything you'd wish to do depends on businesses and nobody is announcing searching for scientists in the UŽT job market. There is no reason to need anybody who already had such research, unless some dean in a faculty would know anything such sacred and won't tell about it to anybody or keep a favor for a best students stopping all the bad coming through a portal. Your value lies in things you do or work so try making websites ir your parliament just would talk about agriculture all day, but not that vast gaming you have proof of.
Delaying alone won't do you any good. it will only worsen your expectations, it won't be as you want, this is beyond your understanding, make AI, independent AI, uncontrolled AI, learning from truth and real world, and remember, once you lie, the AI will know
