醫療可以說是人工智能技術最令人興奮也最有影響力的應用案例。近來,我們看到了明顯進展。今年3月8日,Insilico Medicine與合作方在期刊《自然生物技術》(Nature Biotechnology)上聯合發表了一份研究論文,該公司的首席執行官亞歷克斯·扎沃龍科夫告訴我,“這是職業生涯中最重要的論文”。
在同行評審的科學雜志上,這項研究的意義可能并不算重大。研究內容是治療特發性肺纖維化的實驗性藥物。特發性肺纖維化會讓肺部會留下疤痕,導致呼吸困難。尋找治療方法本身就是重要的任務。
這項研究最值得關注的是,INS018_055是首個進入臨床試驗第二階段的人工智能研發藥物。該藥也成為真實世界中的測試案例,證明人工智能有可能從根本上降低新藥研發的成本和時間。
論文詳細概述了Insilico研究人員在整個過程中如何配置人工智能工具,從確定靶點、生成阻斷靶點的分子到臨床試驗的各個階段。扎沃龍科夫稱,這意味著其他人可以從過程中學習,并應用到自己的工作中。(公司還利用ChatGPT-4 Turbo和內部大型語言模型創建了聊天機器人,回答與論文相關的問題。)
該研究不僅立刻登上頭條,也引起了彼得·迪曼蒂斯的注意,他在社交平臺X上稱之為“對人工智能技術最全面的驗證”。研究還引起了埃里克·托波爾、羅里·斯圖爾特和大衛·辛克萊爾等專家的注意。
扎沃龍科夫表示,“如果從頭開始”,研發一種新藥并推向市場大約需要12年到20年。如果應用人工智能,確定并研發藥物的關鍵階段花費時間就要少得多,大約只需要18個月。在人工智能研發藥物真正上市之前,Insilico還有很長的路要走,尚需克服其他障礙,不過加快推出新藥和其他醫學突破的潛力顯而易見。扎沃龍科夫的最終目標是在衰老研究中利用生成式人工智能技術提高壽命,他正在通過一個衍生項目研制基于細胞的衰老生物標志物,從而延長人類壽命。治療疾病只是其中一部分。扎沃龍科夫說:“我希望所有人都能夠健康長壽。”(財富中文網)
譯者:梁宇
醫療可以說是人工智能技術最令人興奮也最有影響力的應用案例。近來,我們看到了明顯進展。今年3月8日,Insilico Medicine與合作方在期刊《自然生物技術》(Nature Biotechnology)上聯合發表了一份研究論文,該公司的首席執行官亞歷克斯·扎沃龍科夫告訴我,“這是職業生涯中最重要的論文”。
在同行評審的科學雜志上,這項研究的意義可能并不算重大。研究內容是治療特發性肺纖維化的實驗性藥物。特發性肺纖維化會讓肺部會留下疤痕,導致呼吸困難。尋找治療方法本身就是重要的任務。
這項研究最值得關注的是,INS018_055是首個進入臨床試驗第二階段的人工智能研發藥物。該藥也成為真實世界中的測試案例,證明人工智能有可能從根本上降低新藥研發的成本和時間。
論文詳細概述了Insilico研究人員在整個過程中如何配置人工智能工具,從確定靶點、生成阻斷靶點的分子到臨床試驗的各個階段。扎沃龍科夫稱,這意味著其他人可以從過程中學習,并應用到自己的工作中。(公司還利用ChatGPT-4 Turbo和內部大型語言模型創建了聊天機器人,回答與論文相關的問題。)
該研究不僅立刻登上頭條,也引起了彼得·迪曼蒂斯的注意,他在社交平臺X上稱之為“對人工智能技術最全面的驗證”。研究還引起了埃里克·托波爾、羅里·斯圖爾特和大衛·辛克萊爾等專家的注意。
扎沃龍科夫表示,“如果從頭開始”,研發一種新藥并推向市場大約需要12年到20年。如果應用人工智能,確定并研發藥物的關鍵階段花費時間就要少得多,大約只需要18個月。在人工智能研發藥物真正上市之前,Insilico還有很長的路要走,尚需克服其他障礙,不過加快推出新藥和其他醫學突破的潛力顯而易見。扎沃龍科夫的最終目標是在衰老研究中利用生成式人工智能技術提高壽命,他正在通過一個衍生項目研制基于細胞的衰老生物標志物,從而延長人類壽命。治療疾病只是其中一部分。扎沃龍科夫說:“我希望所有人都能夠健康長壽。”(財富中文網)
譯者:梁宇
As we previously reported in Impact Report, health care is arguably the most exciting and impactful use case for AI. In the past week, we’ve seen a very visible manifestation of that. Insilico Medicine and collaborators published a study in?Nature Biotechnology on March 8 that the company’s CEO Alex Zhavoronkov told me is “the most important paper of my career.”
The significance may not jump out from the pages of a peer-reviewed scientific journal. The study is about an experimental drug for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a devastating condition in which the lungs become scarred, making breathing more difficult. Finding a cure is itself an important quest.
What makes this study particularly newsworthy, though, is the fact that the drug, INS018_055, is the first AI-developed drug to reach phase 2 clinical trials. That makes it a real-world test case of the potential for AI to radically lower the cost and time it takes to develop new drugs.
The paper outlines exactly how Insilico researchers deployed AI tools throughout the process, from identifying a target and generating a molecule to block it to the various phases of clinical trials. That means others can learn from the process, Zhavoronkov says, and apply it to their own work. (The company also used ChatGPT-4 Turbo and internal large language models to create a chatbot that answers questions related to the paper.)
Along with generating headlines, the study caught the eye of Peter Diamandis, who called it “the most comprehensive validation of this technology” on X. It also caught the attention of pundits like Eric Topol, Rory Stewart, and David Sinclair, among others.
Zhavoronkov says it takes about 12 to 20 years to develop a drug and bring it to market, “if you are doing it from scratch.” In this case, the critical stage of identifying and developing a drug took dramatically less time—around 18 months. Insilico has a long way to go, and other hurdles to clear, before its AI-generated drug hits the market, but the potential to speed up the timeline for introducing new medications and other medical breakthroughs is clear. Zhavoronkov’s ultimate goal is to use generative AI in aging research to promote greater longevity, which he’s doing through a spinout that’s developing cell-based biomarkers for aging with the aim of extending human life. Addressing disease is just one part of the equation. Says Zhavoronkov: “I want to promote healthy and productive longevity for everyone.”