Comment by tchalla

Yeah ML is used in clinical research but the narrative right now is that "AI" will take a target, find a molecule and we will magically have a safe drug in 3 years instead of 12 years. At best, it misunderstands biology and chemistry. At worst, it's one of those tech bro reductive statements.

Even today, I am on a newsletter that has said AI drug will pass clinical trial in 2022 ... 23 .. 24 .. 25. Even the candidates that they talk about are mostly just repurposing. Don't get me wrong, ML has a solid place in clinical research but not like this.