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Scripps, OpenAI and PerturbAI test 1,946 parallel AI agents on a brain gene-editing screen

According to a post on X by @jiqizhixin, a preprint from Scripps Research, OpenAI and PerturbAI gave each of 1,946 AI agents one genetic perturbation from a whole-brain Perturb-seq atlas, and the analysis finished in 32 minutes. In blinded reviews by three experts, the parallel agents' reports were preferred over a single agent in 45 of 60 judgments. The authors stress that the proposed mechanisms still need lab follow-up.

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According to a post on X by @jiqizhixin, a preprint from Scripps Research, OpenAI and PerturbAI gave each of 1,946 AI agents one genetic perturbation from a whole-brain Perturb-seq atlas, and the analysis finished in 32 minutes. In blinded reviews by three experts, the parallel agents' reports were preferred over a single agent in 45 of 60 judgments. The authors stress that the proposed mechanisms still need lab follow-up.

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A preprint from Scripps Research, OpenAI and PerturbAI gave each of 1,946 agents one genetic perturbation from a whole-brain Perturb-seq atlas, and the analysis finished in 32 minutes. In blinded reviews by three experts, the parallel reports were preferred in 45 of 60 judgments over a single agent; the authors...

The findings come from a preprint, so the proposed mechanisms remain unconfirmed by wet-lab work. For researchers and teams building AI agents, the result suggests that many agents working in parallel can handle large biological datasets quickly. Watch for lab follow-up on the proposed mechanisms, which the authors say is still needed.

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