Artificial intelligence can invent new drugs far faster than any human could

The lifesaving drugs of the future may very likely be designed by robots. With the ability to test one million new compounds per day, this AI system demonstrates why that's a good idea. Artificial intelligence is helping transform every aspect of our lives, and drug discovery is no exception. AtomNet, a system created by San Francisco-based startup Atomwise, is designed to help with the goal of curing major diseases by predicting the bioactivity of small molecules using a deep learning neural network. New drugs, invented by robots.