Why is AI struggling to discover new drugs?
A generation of start-ups have failed to live up to the hype. Executives are now betting that more powerful tools will crack the complexities of human biology
A generation of start-ups have failed to live up to the hype. Executives are now betting that more powerful tools will crack the complexities of human biology

Research organisations are banking on technology to help improve the odds of approval

We need to learn from the mistakes we have made in the past

The experience of past tech revolutions suggests savvy incumbents might muddle through and even thrive

Development comes as tech groups bet on potential for AI to accelerate drug discovery and uncover new materials

Decent data for training AI models is becoming scarce and people are needed to make more of it

Warning from OpenAI’s Sam Altman and MIT paper puncture Wall Street’s enthusiasm