Danish scientists use weekend time, spare funds to prove quantum computing boosts AI drug discovery; hybrid system generates novel peptides for vaccines, works better with limited data on understudied populations in Asia, Africa.

Scientists’ Side Hustle? Using AI and Quantum Computing to Generate New Peptides

Scientists have successfully shown a quantum computer can improve the accuracy and reach of generative artificial intelligence drug discovery models. And they did it using their spare time and money leftover from other projects.The Technical University of Denmark team ran their generative AI model for predicting proteins in conjunction with a printer-sized quantum computer built by British startup ORCA Computing, which sped up AI by linking quantum machines with traditional processors. The resea...