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OpenAI Debuts GPT-Rosalind, a Biology Model for Early-Stage Research

OpenAI is testing the model with U.S. research groups under strict access rules to reduce biological misuse.

Overview

  • The research preview is available through ChatGPT, Codex, and the API for qualified U.S. customers in a trusted-access program, and usage during the preview does not count against credits for compliant users.
  • The model helps with evidence reviews, hypothesis generation, and experiment planning, and a free Life Sciences plugin for Codex links more than 50 tools and data sources.
  • OpenAI reports leading results on the BixBench bioinformatics test and top-tier performance with Dyno Therapeutics on an RNA sequence prediction task.
  • Early collaborators include Amgen, Moderna, the Allen Institute, Genentech, and Thermo Fisher Scientific on discovery workflows.
  • Access is limited to vetted research groups and monitored for bioweapons risks, and outside observers say the risk of hallucinated answers is not yet resolved.