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Scientists turn to the cloud to streamline supercomputer calculations for chemistry

GeekWire

Their effort to make supercomputer-scale resources more widely available through cloud computing could aid in the search for methods to break down toxic “forever chemicals” that are currently hard to get rid of. The chemical, also known as PFOA, was banned worldwide in 2019 but still persists in the environment.

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Dow turns to AI to accelerate chemical search

CIO Business Intelligence

With several million compounds to choose from, chemists often must resort to intuition when trying to solve complex problems around chemical processes. US multinational Dow Chemical was working with a pulp and paper manufacturer to improve inefficiencies in its chemical process with a goal of producing a better, safer pulp yield.

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US targets advanced AI and cloud firms with new reporting proposal

CIO Business Intelligence

The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) plans to introduce mandatory reporting requirements for developers of advanced AI models and cloud computing providers.

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Microsoft signs deal for ocean carbon removal off Washington’s coast

GeekWire

Ebb Carbon uses a technology already employed by winemakers and in sewage plants that can be applied to the ocean, creating water that is chemically more basic than acidic. has ambitious climate goals and was starting to make progress towards them — until the use of artificial intelligence and generative AI exploded.

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Alphabet is launching a company that uses AI for drug discovery

The Verge

A new Alphabet company will use artificial intelligence methods for drug discovery, Google’s parent company announced Thursday. The company may not develop its own drugs but instead sell its models. It will focus on developing partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, a spokesperson said in a statement to The Verge.

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The UW’s Institute for Protein Design keeps boosting startups, fueling AI-powered science

GeekWire

New studies, companies and spinouts are emerging at a rapid clip from the research hub, propelled by advances in artificial intelligence. The company aims to combine machine learning with large-scale data generation to fuel new models and develop new therapies. Published Dec. 14 in Nature Communications. Published Oct.

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ChatGPT could make bioterrorism horrifyingly easy

Vox

Riot police don gas masks and anti-chemical gloves on March 24, 1995, before raiding a commune of the religious cult the “Aum Supreme Truth” in Kamikuishiki village west of Tokyo. Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP via Getty Images The biggest risk from advanced artificial intelligence is biological.