AXIOS October 31, 2024
Alison Snyder

The Biden administration this week is hosting a first-of-its-kind international summit about the use of artificial intelligence in the life sciences as governments and private industry increasingly push the boundaries of biotechnology.

Why it matters: The convergence of the life sciences and advanced AI could reveal the underpinnings of diseases, help identify new cures or produce more resistant crops. But there are barriers and bottlenecks — and potential risks — to combining the technologies.

The catch: Training today’s advanced AI models requires massive amounts of high-quality, standardized scientific data. But there aren’t many accessible databases with that information.

Officials hope the AI-Bioscience Collaborative (AIBC) Summit being held Thursday and Friday in Washington, D.C., can begin unlocking troves of data that...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Biotechnology, Conferences / Podcast, Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Pharma / Biotech, Technology, Trends
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