The $1.8 Billion Bet on AI and Biology

Lori Goler, president of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, discusses the organization's new $1.8 billion research collaboration involving Google and the Department of Energy aimed at advancing AI-powered biology. She explains that the initiative focuses on tackling the biological data bottleneck by creating novel data sets and building generalizable reasoning models for cells to help cure and prevent diseases. Open article →