Periodic Labs trains a 1T-parameter XRD analysis expert on its lab data
lishali88 · x · 2026-09-16
Diederik Bahdanau shares that Periodic Labs is completing the virtuous circle of AI running labs and learning from them: the team trained a 1T-parameter XRD analysis expert model on proprietary lab data, working alongside hardcore scientists and LLM infra experts. Adds detail to the concurrently announced Neon model and high-throughput materials lab effort.
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