Priscilla Chan Sees AI Models of Cells as the Next Leap in Biology and Medicine

Finding the right medicine to treat conditions like anxiety and depression can be tricky. A doctor will start you on one medication that's typically well-tolerated and effective, but it could do nothing for you -- or have terrible side effects. Sometimes it takes months of trial and error to find something that works. It's an incredibly common issue. Dr. Priscilla Chan told an audience at South by Southwest Wednesday that it could be streamlined if doctors could check drugs against a generative AI model of your cells and systems. Chan, who co-founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative with her husband, Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, said using AI could be the next big leap for biomedical research. "The hope is with those models we'll be able to answer some of the hardest questions in biology," Chan said. Artificial intelligence has been a hot topic for just about everyone since its breakout moment with the debut of the ChatGPT AI chatbot in late 2022. This week, it was a major fo ... Read full article.