Microsoft just launched an AI that discovered a new chemical in 200 hours instead of years
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Summary
Microsoft has created an enterprise platform called Discovery that uses AI to speed up the process of scientific research and development, which could reduce the time down from years to weeks or even days.
Discovery uses natural language processing (NLP) interfaces, making it accessible to non-computational scientists.
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Accenture are among the big names that have already declared an interest in using the platform to develop new medicines at speed.
The NLP interface also has inbuilt ethical guidelines to ensure that the technology is not misused.
The platform will be made available on Azure and will be priced similarly to other cloud services, with the aim of allowing smaller research labs to access it.