Is AI speeding up new medicines?

AI cut about two thirds off the discovery stage of making a drug. The road to a pharmacy did not get shorter. Independent, evidence-led analysis from LightAge AI, part of the "LightAge AI Analysis" series. Not peer reviewed. Every claim is traced to a primary source in the article references. Canonical version: https://lightage.ai/is-ai-speeding-up-new-medicines How this was made: produced AI-driven and human-directed. A human set the topic, angle and standard of proof and is accountable for what is published; AI assisted the evidence-gathering, drafting and verification.