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Sam Rodriques argues modern AI will succeed in biotech where previous computational biology failed

He is developing AI to map the human brain.

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Lukas Biewald#1044@L2KOPWeights & BiasesWeights & Biases@WANDB

.@SGRodriques left physics because "there were no unsolved problems left." So he built an AI scientist to cure every disease, solve aging, & map the human brain. New Gradient Dissent episode out now. @l2k

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QUOTE POSTSam Rodriques#1007Sam Rodriques@SGRODRIQUES

One of my favorite podcast appearances, with @l2k. There is a long history of AI overpromising and underdelivering in biotech and pharma -- why is this time different? Super fun episode.

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.@SGRodriques left physics because "there were no unsolved problems left." So he built an AI scientist to cure every disease, solve aging, & map the human brain. New Gradient Dissent episode out now. @l2k

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