Speeding up scientific research with AI: Interview with Anna Koivuniemi of Google DeepMind
McKinsey October 8, 2024
Anna Koivuniemi of Google DeepMind explores how AI can revolutionize industries, benefit society, and drive scientific breakthroughs, while emphasizing the critical need for safety and responsible use.
Proteins are vital molecules that perform a wide range of functions essential for life. But since the late 1950s, even with the help of supercomputers, humans have only been able to predict the structure of around 200,000 proteins. Fast forward to today, and in just a few short years, Google DeepMind’s AI model has dramatically increased that number to 200 million structures.
Anna Koivuniemi, who leads Google DeepMind’s Impact Accelerator, recently met with Matt Fitzpatrick, senior partner and global leader of QuantumBlack Labs, the R&D and software development group within QuantumBlack. They discussed...