Chemists develop AI tool to convert human ingenuity into life-enhancing enzymes

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Chemists have developed an AI tool intended to help researchers design life-enhancing enzymes, augmenting rather than replacing scientific work. The team includes Zhongyue (John) Yang and former doctoral student Qianzhen Shao, now a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford.

Many have voiced concerns that artificial intelligence will take jobs away from humans. But assistant professor of chemistry Zhongyue (John) Yang, along with his former doctoral student Qianzhen Shao (now a postdoc at Stanford) and other team members, has created an AI tool that aims to elevate the work that scientists do—not replace them.