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Useful for understanding the practical track record of AI in high-stakes scientific domains; relevant to AI capabilities evaluation and deployment discussions, though only tangentially related to core AI safety topics.

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Summary

This BiopharmaTrend report (April 2024) provides an early empirical analysis of how drugs discovered using AI methods are performing in clinical trials, examining success rates and drawing lessons for the field. It represents one of the first systematic attempts to evaluate real-world outcomes of AI-driven drug discovery pipelines.

Key Points

  • Provides one of the first quantitative analyses of clinical trial success rates for AI-discovered drugs compared to traditional methods.
  • Examines the pipeline of AI-aided drug candidates progressing through Phase I, II, and III trials as of early 2024.
  • Draws early lessons about where AI adds value in drug discovery and where bottlenecks remain.
  • Highlights the gap between AI promise in preclinical stages and demonstrated outcomes in human trials.
  • Relevant to evaluating the real-world impact of tools like AlphaFold in applied biomedical research.

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# How successful are AI-discovered drugs in clinical trials? A first analysis and emerging lessons

- April 2024
- [Drug Discovery Today](https://www.researchgate.net/journal/Drug-Discovery-Today-1359-6446) 29(6):104009

DOI: [10.1016/j.drudis.2024.104009](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drudis.2024.104009)

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