Should humans take AI-designed drugs they can't explain?
SoloGen · x · 2026-09-03
An X debate on AI drug discovery: if AI proposes a complex drug whose mechanism humans don't understand but which works, should it be administered? SoloGen argues yes—once efficacy and known acceptable side effects are established, full mechanistic understanding isn't required, noting many drugs still lack fully explained mechanisms today.
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