Ginkgo and OpenAI reported autonomous biology experiments at scale

The article reports that in February 2026, Ginkgo Bioworks connected GPT-5 to its cloud laboratory, running 36,000 experimental conditions across six iterative cycles where the AI designed, executed, and learned from physical biological experiments.

Closed-loop biological experimentation at this scale would indicate AI moving from analysis to autonomous empirical research.

Suggests future labs where AI iteratively plans and runs wet-lab experiments with limited human direction.

Source: miguelguerrero.eu AI disclosure: this article was produced with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.