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New GFlowNet framework enhances active learning for molecular discovery

Researchers have developed a new active learning framework called BALD-GFlowNet, which utilizes Generative Flow Networks (GFlowNets) to improve the scalability of active learning, particularly for large datasets in areas like drug discovery. This method directly samples informative molecules based on the BALD reward, bypassing the computational bottleneck of evaluating entire unlabeled pools. Experiments in virtual screening demonstrated that BALD-GFlowNet performs comparably to standard BALD while generating more structurally diverse molecules, offering an efficient approach for molecular discovery. AI

IMPACT This new framework offers a more scalable and efficient approach to active learning, potentially accelerating drug discovery and other molecular design tasks.

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Renfei Zhang, Mohit Pandey, Artem Cherkasov, Martin Ester ·

    Why Pool When You Can Flow? Active Learning with GFlowNets

    arXiv:2509.00704v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: The scalability of pool-based active learning is limited by the computational cost of evaluating large unlabeled datasets, a challenge that is particularly acute in virtual screening for drug discovery. While active learning str…