AI Designs Antivenom in 64 Hours, but Approval Still Takes 4-7 Years
DimitrisPapail · x · 2026-10-21
Charts shared by Will Depue expose the gap between AI-accelerated discovery and real-world delivery: a multi-binding antivenom took 64 hours of dry-lab design and 39 days for results, but 4-7 years to reach release. Dimitris Papail concludes that unlike math and SWE, friction from the physical, enterprise, and policy world will be the main reason other areas of science and industry see delayed AI-assisted breakthroughs.
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