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Breaking Boundaries: AI CoScientist to Accelerate Science Research with Gabe Gomes, Professor at CMU

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Jan 12, 2024

Gabe Gomes, an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, leads groundbreaking research on AI-driven scientific experimentation. He introduces Coscientist, an AI that enables scientists to control experiments through natural language, drastically enhancing efficiency. The conversation delves into the integration of AI in chemistry, its potential to democratize knowledge, and the ethical implications of automation. Gabe also shares insights on how AI can transform traditional lab practices and speed up scientific discovery, heralding a new era of collaboration in research.

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ANECDOTE

Early GPT-4 Code Generation Challenges

A friend suggested testing GPT-4's ability to write Emerald Cloud Lab code.
Early tests revealed GPT-4 hallucinated realistic code due to lack of accessible documentation.

ANECDOTE

Manual Labor in Chemistry Research

Nathan LeBenz, as an undergraduate, spent a year optimizing a palladium-catalyzed reaction.
This involved repetitive tasks like weighing out small amounts of palladium acetate, leading him to dream of automation.

INSIGHT

Cloud Labs Democratizing Science

Cloud labs offer a solution to the manual labor bottleneck in scientific research, similar to cloud computing.
They provide remote access to instruments and technicians, compressing research timelines.

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In this episode, Nathan sits down with Gabe Gomes, Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, and researcher behind Coscientist: the first non-organic, intelligent being to design, plan, and execute a chemistry experiment. They discuss how Coscientist allows scientists to use natural language to control remote experiments on Emerald Cloud Lab, how it will democratize scientific knowledge, and accelerate the pace of research. If you need an ecommerce platform, check out our sponsor Shopify: https://shopify.com/cognitive for a $1/month trial period.

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LINKS:

Autonomous Chemical Research with Large Language Models: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06792-0

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00:00) - Episode Intro

(00:05:00) - Introduction Gabe Gomes, his research

(00:15:02) - Emerald Cloud Labs for remote chemical experimentation

(00:15:18) - Sponsor: Shopify

(00:22:40) - How AI is addressing the pain point of chemistry research

(00:29:12) - Sponsors: Netsuite | Omneky

(00:31:00) - Democratizing science and access to chemistry techniques

(00:38:00) - Modular CoScientist architecture

(00:46:00) - The power of CoScientist to address more than just chemistry

(01:17:00) - The explosion of the context window

(01:30:00) - AI Safety

(01:45:00) - How is Copilot already helping expedite chemistry and scientific research?

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