TY - RPRT TI - Operating advanced scientific instruments with AI agents that learn on the job AU - Vriza, Aikaterini [Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM)] AU - Prince, Michael H. [Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)] AU - Zhou, Tao [Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM)] AU - Chan, Henry [Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM)] AU - Cherukara, Mathew J. [Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)] PY - 2026 DO - 10.1038/s41524-026-02005-0 UR - https://www.osti.gov/biblio/3374530 ID - 3374530 ER -