Computational biology shifts as AI builds 'better predictors' in under a day
jmschreiber91 · x · 2026-10-13
Computational biology researchers on how AI is upending the field: @pedrobeltrao notes anyone can now ask Claude to /goal 'build a better predictor for X' and get it done in under a day, unless long training runs are needed. @jmschreiber91 agrees the field is about to radically shift: 'Build a better predictor' or 'faster version of algorithm' won't be a project for 2027 without real methodological innovation.
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