Liu: Generative AI in science makes validation much harder than idea generation
Bowen Liu · AI at the Intersection of Bio | Vijay Pande, Surya Ganguli & Bowen Liu · Oct 3, 2024 · at 12:52
Bowen Liu, an investment partner at a16z, contrasts generative AI models in consumer media with their application in scientific domains like drug design.
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“In science, you know, it's actually the inverse. Like, it's actually, it's probably easier to generate ideas, but way harder to validate.”
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