🔬 The Coolest Diffusion Research Isn't in LLMs — Evan Feinberg & Sergey Edunov, Genesis Molecular AI
- ID
- 2328
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 01 Jul 2026, 10:42 PM
- Fetched
- 01 Jul 2026, 11:01 PM
- Provider
- Latent Space
- Category
- developer-ai
- Original URL
- https://www.latent.space/p/the-coolest-diffusion-research-isnt
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- https://www.latent.space/feed
Summary
- Score
- 7.5
- Created
- 01 Jul 2026, 11:02 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersai-ml-learners
What happened
Sergey Edunov, former Llama lead at Meta, co-founded Genesis Molecular AI to apply diffusion models to drug discovery. Their PEARL model won zero-shot at OpenBind, and co-folding is approaching accuracy thresholds that could transform molecular design.
Why it matters
Diffusion models are moving beyond images into high-impact science, signaling new opportunities for AI in biotech and healthcare, relevant for tech builders exploring new frontiers.
Discussion angle
What would it take for this kind of AI-for-science research to create startup opportunities in Southeast Asia's growing biotech sector?