AI Found a Drug in 30 Days That Scientists Couldn't in 12 Years

Added: 2026-05-18

[00:00:00]A lung disease called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis has been killing [music] people for decades while scientists burned through 12 years and billions of dollars trying to find a single drug.

[00:00:11]Then an AI called Chemistry 42 [music] casually spit out a candidate molecule in 30 days.

[00:00:18]30 days. That drug actually [music] made it to phase two clinical trials, which means it worked well enough in real humans to keep going.

[00:00:27]Now every big pharma company is scrambling to get their own AI because nobody wants to be the [music] slow one anymore.

[00:00:34]So which disease should AI go after next?