If someone identified a chemical compound which cured Alzheimers they'd presumably still get awards, even if they couldn't fully explain why/how the treatment w

If someone identified a chemical compound which cured Alzheimers they'd presumably still get awards, even if they couldn't fully explain why/how the treatment worked. I don't see the AI solutions being too different from that. Now, an AI that undertook an independent program of research - that would obviously be different.