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Microsoft just launched an AI that discovered a new chemical in 200 hours instead of years
Microsoft launches Discovery platform that uses agentic AI to compress years of scientific research into days, transforming R&D across pharmaceuticals, materials science, and semiconductor industries.
The platform, called Microsoft Discovery, leverages specialized AI agents and high-performance computing to help scientists and engineers tackle complex research challenges without requiring them to write code, the company announced Monday at its annual Build developer conference. Daniel Pope, founder of Submer, a company focused on sustainable data centers, was quoted in the press release saying: “The speed and depth of molecular screening achieved by Microsoft Discovery would’ve been impossible with traditional methods. Microsoft recently announced advancements in quantum computing with its Majorana one chip, which the company claims could potentially fit a million qubits “in the palm of your hand” — compared to competing approaches that might require “a football field worth of equipment.”
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