Silicon Valley Promises AI Will Cure Disease. Drugmaker CEOs Aren't Buying It

Re:Silicon Valley Promises AI Will Cure Disease. Drugmaker C... by rajnathani on Sunday November 08, 2026 @04:05PM (#50417240)

AI integrated into a loop with wet labs, like how Anthropic is trying to do (not novel, as other companies trying this too, likely Jeff Dean’s new startup too), does seem very promising.

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Re:Silicon Valley Promises AI Will Cure Disease. Drugmaker C... by hosel on Sunday November 08, 2026 @04:16PM (#50417355)

Promising, or absolutely terrifying.

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Re:Silicon Valley Promises AI Will Cure Disease. Drugmaker C... by bigstrat2003 on Sunday November 08, 2026 @04:51PM (#50417718)

Promising if you're a fan of disaster movies and always wanted to experience one firsthand.

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Re:Silicon Valley Promises AI Will Cure Disease. Drugmaker C... by rajay99 on Sunday November 08, 2026 @04:52PM (#50417722)

I am using AI (claude) in wet lab right now. It is great, speeds everything up. But you have to need and want to apply it.

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Re:Silicon Valley Promises AI Will Cure Disease. Drugmaker C... by khriss on Sunday November 08, 2026 @06:03PM (#50418515)

> AI integrated into a loop with wet labs

I sincerely hope it's not what it sounds like. It's much too soon for a repeat of the Covid scenario turbocharged by AI.

I can easily imagine the conversation with the agent. "You're absolutely right! That was my mistake. The experiment I set up caused a global pandemic killing millions."

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Re:Silicon Valley Promises AI Will Cure Disease. Drugmaker C... by zombot on Monday November 09, 2026 @02:11AM (#50422113)

Promising for mercenaries who chase short-term profits and don't care about consequences. I'm glad the drug company CEOs still have their survival instincts intact.

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