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Basecamp raises $140m to build AI for biology
Original: Basecamp raises $140m to teach AI all of biology
Biotech company Basecamp has raised $140 million to develop artificial intelligence trained on biological data. The funding, reported by Longevity.Technology, is aimed at teaching AI systems the whole of biology, with potential applications in drug discovery and longevity research. Details on the investors and how the capital will be deployed have not yet been fully disclosed.
Why now: Fresh large-scale funding for AI applied to biology and drug discovery is drawing attention amid the current AI investment boom.
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- Basecamp raises $140m to teach AI all of biology · Longevity.Technology
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