Summary of Small Molecule Optimization with Large Language Models, by Philipp Guevorguian et al.
Small Molecule Optimization with Large Language Models
by Philipp Guevorguian, Menua Bedrosian, Tigran Fahradyan, Gayane Chilingaryan, Hrant Khachatrian, Armen Aghajanyan
First submitted to arxiv on: 26 Jul 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Neural and Evolutionary Computing (cs.NE); Quantitative Methods (q-bio.QM)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper introduces Chemlactica and Chemma, two large language models fine-tuned on a novel corpus of molecules with computed properties. These models excel in generating molecules with specific properties and predicting characteristics from limited samples. The authors also propose a novel optimization algorithm that leverages these models to optimize molecules for arbitrary properties given limited access to an oracle. This approach combines ideas from genetic algorithms, rejection sampling, and prompt optimization. The method achieves state-of-the-art performance on multiple molecular optimization benchmarks, including an 8% improvement on Practical Molecular Optimization compared to previous methods. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper is about using computers to help design new medicines. Scientists have created two special computer models that can look at a huge number of molecules and predict their properties. These models are very good at creating new molecules with specific characteristics and predicting what they will do. The scientists also came up with a new way to use these models to find the best molecules for making medicines. This method is really good and works better than other methods did. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Optimization * Prompt
