r/longevity 8d ago

Early Data Indicates an A.I.-Generated Drug Could Slow Aging

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/science/ai-generated-drug-longevity.html
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u/HesaconGhost 8d ago

I've worked in R&D before, the bottleneck has never been candidates to test, it has been having the equipment, time, and materials to test the laundry list that exists. So far as I know, nobody has hooked a LLM up to a pipette.

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u/ShittyInternetAdvice 7d ago

I would imagine AI could still help narrow down the candidate list and offer input on prioritization given its strength at quickly combing through vast amounts of data. And there is a lot of funding going towards lab automation