The Real Bottleneck in AI Drug Design: In Vivo Behavior Still Needs Animal Testing, AI Can't Predict It
anshulkundaje · x · 2026-10-01
The thread's key claim: the human body is a complex environment, and how a binder behaves in a patient must be tested empirically, typically first in animal models. AI/ML cannot predict this today and maybe won't for a while—a sobering counterpoint to AI-drug-discovery hype.
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