How AI that powers chatbots and search queries could discover new drugs

5 min read . Updated: 08 Dec 2022, 08:46 PM IST KAREN HAO, The Wall Street Journal

Natural language processing algorithms like the ones used in Google searches and OpenAI’s ChatGPT promise to slash the time required to bring medications to market

In their search for new disease-fighting medicines, drug makers have long employed a laborious trial-and-error process to identify the right compounds. But what if artificial intelligence could predict the makeup of a new drug molecule the way Google figures out what you’re searching for, or email programs anticipate your replies—like “Got it, thanks"?

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