AI chemist improves a challenging reaction in medicinal chemistry

Well-run autolabs recursively training discipline-specific models are becoming very valuable assets. I write more about this here:

https://x.com/jmalchow/status/2067298271647904061

No such thing as an AI chemist (a chemist being someone who has a degree in chemistry or related), oh that's not even the title. Near-autonomous AI chemist improves challenging reaction in medicinal chemistry

As a former chemist, what's old is new again!

It's basically high through put screening plus an AI engine to map out the "variable space".

Back in 1990 when robotics became more reliable we did the same thing. The only difference is a trained chemist would determine what variables would be altered.

It's not that hard to do, it doesn't take that much brain power, just an understanding of what variables may impact the yield. Claiming AI can now do this isn't all that impressive.