Biohub leads $1.8B AI biology initiative

The Verge, SiliconANGLE, and The Decoder report that Biohub, the nonprofit backed by Mark Zuckerberg, is coordinating a $1.8 billion initiative with the U.S. government, Google DeepMind, Meta, and Isomorphic Labs to build AI-ready biology datasets. The Department of Energy is investing over $500 million, and the National Institutes of Health is contributing datasets from prior funding. The goal is to create predictive AI models of cell behavior to accelerate drug development. · summary by forck.live

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• The DecoderZuckerberg's Biohub leads a $1.8 billion push to build AI models that predict cell behavior
• SiliconANGLEUS government, tech giants and Biohub commit $1.8B to AI biology initiative
• UniteBiohub, DOE, and NIH Invest $1.8B in Virtual Biology Data Initiative
• Yahoo FinanceGoogle, Meta, U.S. government join Biohub's $1.8B AI biology effort
• Pulse 2.0Biohub, DOE, NIH And Partners Commit $1.8 Billion To Build AI-Ready Biology Data
• Techstrong.aiU.S. Government, Tech Giants Launch $1.8 Billion AI-Driven Virtual Biology Initiative
• Forbes Middle EastUS Government, Meta, And Google Back $1.8B AI Biology Data Initiative

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