# Ginkgo and OpenAI reported autonomous biology experiments at scale

> Source: <https://dev.to/paragonaimag/ginkgo-and-openai-reported-autonomous-biology-experiments-at-scale-9ln>
> Published: 2026-10-23 07:00:55+00:00

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](https://miguelguerrero.eu/article-ai-for-science.html)

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