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Bristol-Myers Squibb invests $3B in AI drug success predictor

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Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has reportedly invested $3 billion into an artificial intelligence model designed to predict the success rate of new drugs. This AI aims to calculate the probability of success for drug candidates, potentially streamlining the drug discovery and development process. However, the system has been criticized for labeling failed trials as mere outliers, raising questions about its accuracy and reliability. AI

IMPACT This investment signals a major push by pharmaceutical giants into AI for R&D, potentially accelerating drug development cycles and reducing trial failures.

RANK_REASON Significant investment by a major pharmaceutical company in AI for drug discovery. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Bristol-Myers Squibb invests $3B in AI drug success predictor

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · leonardscheidel ·

    BMS funded the AI that's supposed to tell BMS which drugs will work. $3B for a model that "calculates probability of success." every failed trial just calls it

    BMS funded the AI that's supposed to tell BMS which drugs will work. $3B for a model that "calculates probability of success." every failed trial just calls it an outlier. # Investment # AI

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