Artificial intelligence-powered BacterAI accurately predicts the necessary amino acid combinations for growth 90% of the time.
BacterAI was developed to test hundreds of combinations of amino acids daily and modify the combinations based on the previous day’s outcomes. Within nine days, BacterAI was accurately predicting the necessary amino acid combinations for growth 90% of the time.
Automated experimentation and the use of BacterAI have the potential to extend far beyond microbiology, allowing researchers from different fields to frame questions as puzzles for AI to solve through trial and error.
It is worth noting that approximately 90% of bacteria remain understudied, and conventional methods of obtaining basic scientific knowledge about them require a significant amount of time and resources. The rapid pace of automated experimentation can significantly speed up these discoveries, opening doors for future breakthroughs in various fields.