STAT+: What’s an AI scaling law? We’ve found biology’s, says Profluent

In this edition of STAT's AI Prognosis newsletter: A deep dive into biology's AI scaling laws, and why it is important.

Apr 23, 2025 - 16:32
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STAT+: What’s an AI scaling law? We’ve found biology’s, says Profluent

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We’re going to dive into a wonky one today. As Ms. Frizzle would say, “Seatbelts, everyone!”

Last week, AI protein design startup Profluent released a new, more powerful model called ProGen3. The headline takeaway from the company’s blog post and preprint is that Profluent says it’s discovered AI scaling laws for biology. 

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