Powell: LaTeX code will recede as researchers interact directly with papers
Victor Powell · ⚡️ Prism: OpenAI's LaTeX "Cursor for Scientists" — Kevin Weil & Victor Powell, OpenAI for Science · Jan 27, 2026 · at 12:43
Victor Powell, product lead for Prism at OpenAI, discusses the future user experience of scientific authoring tools during a live demonstration of Prism.
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“To your point about voice though, I do think maybe over time the code kind of might recede into the background more as you're just really interact, you're interacting with the paper.”
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