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Posted by AnodicElegy 15 hours ago

AI in drug discovery – what it is, where we stand and the path forward(www.science.org)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41573-026-01496-2
136 points | 73 commentspage 2
EA-3167 14 hours ago|
> "The paper goes on to make recommendations for AI companies and investigators, and these are well worth reading. The common theme is that people need to think more about why they’re doing certain techniques or using certain technologies, rather than just using them because they’re newly available."

Please. Please let some people with power and influence understand this lesson sooner rather than later. I understand the reasons that's unlikely to occur, but usually the impact isn't quite so drastic and expensive as this is. Just because something is new and shiny doesn't mean that it'll produce the outcomes you need at the other end, and until it's shown that capability your approach to it should be MODERATE.

bbondo 14 hours ago|
Drug discovery scientists think about what they're doing and why ALL THE TIME. AI stuff is just another tool.

It's also worth mentioning that drug development timelines typically exceed the interval in which these technologies have been available (or at least effective). Measuring impact will take a long time.

WarOnPrivacy 14 hours ago||
nerd-fanboi proposal: Articles by national treasures (like Derek Lowe, Raymond Chen) should be highlighted with specific identifiers on HN - like a distinctive title font or an ascii diamond ◊.
snapetom 14 hours ago|
No thanks. Social media needs less hero worship. Just RSS whoever you like.
jayd16 10 hours ago|||
Make the feature a per user list of flagged sources.
gedy 10 hours ago||||
I would have agreed in past, but the new random "blog" at whatever.etc being written by LLMs is making me skip clicking most links here now.
WarOnPrivacy 12 hours ago|||
I agree. I won't do heroes. Ever.

A National Treasure, on the other hand - they enrich life without being a vector for tribalism (eg:Michael Kramer/Kate Reading).

snapetom 1 hour ago||
Stop calling them "National Treasures." That's hero worshipping. That's just sad.
chrisjj 13 hours ago||
Has this yet produced a treatment for AI psychosis?

No? Well fancy that! :)

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esseba-dev 14 hours ago|
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