🔬 AI performs chemical research completely independently

• A new AI system can independently plan, design and conduct chemical experiments.
• The system combines large language models with tools for internet search, code execution and laboratory automation.
• Coscientist has successfully optimized chemical reactions and proven its ability to work independently in six different experimental tasks.

Combines multiple technologies

A research team at Carnegie Mellon University has developed an AI system that can perform chemical research on its own. The system, called Coscientist, is built on the language model GPT-4 and can independently plan, design and conduct complex chemical experiments.

Coscientist integrates several different technologies to work independently. The system uses large language models together with tools for internet search, code execution and laboratory automation. This allows the system to search for information, analyze data and control laboratory equipment without human involvement.

Successful experiments

The researchers tested Coscientist in six different experimental tasks. Among other things, the system managed to optimize palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions and demonstrate advanced capabilities for semi-autonomous experimental design and execution.

Coscientist proved to be effective for many different types of tasks in chemistry. The system could plan chemical syntheses of known compounds using publicly available data, navigate extensive technical documentation and control advanced laboratory equipment with precision.

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