NYT
A.I. Agents as ‘Co-Scientists’? This Lab Says They Could Speed Drug Research.
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Researchers at an unidentified laboratory are using artificial intelligence agents as collaborators in drug research, according to reporting on the project. The lab reports that AI agents capable of autonomous decision-making could accelerate the drug development process by handling tasks traditionally performed by human researchers. No specific timeline, funding amount, or named institutions were provided in the available information. The researchers have not published peer-reviewed results demonstrating the effectiveness of this approach.
Original reporting: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/well/ai-drug-discovery-stanford.html
