This Is AI Designing Its Own Experiments
Scientists at Gladstone Institutes have developed a thinking microscope powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
They can ask it to figure out what it takes to make sick cells with Parkinson’s disease behave like healthy ones. Beyond that goal, the scientists are not giving the microscope any instructions.
The microscope can independently trigger molecular changes in cells, watch what happens, and learn from the results. Without any human input, it designs new experiments and carries them out. Each one gets it closer to a potential therapy for Parkinson’s.
In this video, hear from Gladstone Investigator Steven Finkbeiner and Gladstone President Deepak Srivastava as they explain how the thinking microscope works, how it can accelerate science and discovery, and how it can ultimately be used to find new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, or ALS.
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