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So How Is AI Drug Discovery Doing, Really?

A blog post on Science.org assesses the real-world progress of AI in drug discovery, noting that despite high expectations, the technology has yet to deliver a marketed drug, with most applications still in early-stage research and development. The post highlights that while AI has accelerated certain tasks like target identification and molecule generation, the overall impact on clinical success rates remains unproven, with only a handful of AI-discovered compounds entering clinical trials.

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https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/so-how-ai-drug-discovery-doing-really Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49313367

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