ARA replaces scientific papers with AI-native code packages
Researchers just introduced Agent-Native Research Artifacts (ARA), a protocol designed to replace traditional PDF papers with executable, machine-readable packages. ARA preserves the dead ends and unwritten engineering details that linear papers discard, boosting AI reproduction rates from 57.4% to 64.4%. Why it matters: as agents become science's primary readers, publication is moving from human storytelling to executable knowledge.