AI-designed drugs push lab monkey prices from $3,000 to $20,000+, sparking a 'monkey crisis'
davidad · x · 2026-10-29
Quoting Olly Lehmann: AI can now design endless new drugs, but many must be tested on monkeys before human trials — pushing lab monkey prices from $3,000 in 2019 to $20,000+. Supply was already tight after China, which provided 60% of US lab monkeys, banned exports in 2020, forcing labs to Cambodia. davidad adds a satirical jab: 'by Jevons paradox, as bots improve, demand for monkeys will actually increase' — mocking the AI industry's favorite fallacy.
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