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Measuring frontier AI in synthetic biology

Cambridge, MA Katılım Şubat 2026
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We ran a randomized controlled trial to see if LLMs can help novices perform molecular biology in a wet-lab. The results: LLMs may help in some aspects, but we found no significant increase at the core tasks end-to-end. That's lower than what experts predicted. Our findings 🧵
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Importantly: this is a snapshot of mid-2025 novice and LLM performance. Results could change as new LLMs become more capable, easier to use in the lab, and as average elicitation skill improves. As models evolve, we aim to continue tracking how people use frontier AI in biology
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