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šŸ¤– Lab of AI Agents Design COVID-19-Fighting Proteins

PLUS: Half of AI Data Centers Won’t Have Enough Power By 2027, OpenAI’s Blueprint for U.S. AI Infrastructure

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In today’s Daily Report:

  • šŸ”¬Lab of AI Agents Design COVID-19-Fighting Proteins

  • 😳Half of AI Data Centers Won’t Have Enough Power By 2027

  • šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡øOpenAI’s Blueprint for U.S. AI Infrastructure

  • šŸ› Trending Tools

  • šŸ’°Funding Frontlines

  • šŸ’¼Who’s Hiring?

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šŸ—žRECENT NEWS

AI AGENTS

šŸ”¬Lab of AI Agents Design COVID-19-Fighting Proteins

Image Source: Stanford University (ā€œStanfordā€)/ā€œThe Virtual Lab: AI Agents Design New SARS-CoV-2 Nanobodies with Experimental Validationā€/Screenshot

Researchers at Stanford University (ā€œStanfordā€) developed ā€œThe Virtual Lab,ā€ a framework that enables four specialized AI agents to collaborate on scientific challenges.

Key Details:
  • ā€œThe Virtual Labā€ relies on the Principal Investigator (PI), which coordinates tasks between the four specialized AI agents.

  • For example, the PI holds structured meetings that allow the four specialized AI agents to discuss and refine their work.

  • Here’s the team of four specialized AI agents:

    1. Immunologist: Proposes a scientific hypothesis related to the immune system, a complex network of cells, tissues, and organs that protect the body from harmful infections.

    2. Scientific Critic: Acts as a critical thinker, evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of scientific arguments and experimental designs.

    3. Data-Driven Specialist: Extracts meaningful insights from complex datasets by identifying reoccurring patterns.

    4. Computational Biologist: Applies computational techniques to biological problems.

  • Over 90% of the AI-designed molecules in ā€œThe Virtual Labā€ were stable and worked as intended when produced in labs by human scientists.

Why It’s Important:
  • ā€œThe Virtual Labā€ successfully designed 92 Nanobody candidates to fight the SARS-CoV-2 Virus, a strain of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

  • A Nanobody is a small, artificially designed antibody that can fight against various diseases.

AI AND ENERGY

😳Half of AI Data Centers Won’t Have Enough Power By 2027

According to research firm Gartner, the AI boom has led to a surge in data center construction, raising concerns about the world’s ability to generate enough electricity for widespread AI adoption.

Key Details:
  • AI models require immense computational resources (e.g., memory, processing power, and cooling systems), which translates to massive energy consumption.

  • In many regions, the power grid infrastructure isn’t designed to handle this sudden increase in energy consumption.

  • New data centers demanded 195 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity last year. That’s as much electricity as 18 million households per year.

  • By 2027, new data centers could require 500 TWh, or 46 million households, worth of electricity.

  • ā€œThe explosive growth of new data centers to fuel AI models is creating an insatiable demand for power that’ll exceed the utility of electricity providers,ā€ said Bob Johnson, Vice President (VP) Analyst at Gartner.

Why It’s Important:
  • Tech Giants are investing billions of dollars into nuclear power due to the growing demand for AI applications.

  • For example, Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently invested over $500 million into Small Modular Reactor (SMRs): smaller, more efficient nuclear reactors designed to be built in factories and shipped to operational sites for installation.

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OPENAI

šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡øOpenAI’s Blueprint for U.S. AI Infrastructure

Image Source: Canva’s AI Image Generators/Magic Media

OpenAI developed a ā€œBlueprint For U.S. AI Infrastructure,ā€ which calls for AI Economic Zones, a North American AI Alliance, and Power Grid Upgrades.

The AI Economic Zones will allow states to fast-track permits and approvals for AI infrastructure projects.

The North American AI Alliance is a coalition of Western countries that promotes favorable regulatory environments to attract AI research, AI developments, and AI deployments.

The Power Grid Upgrades aim to promote nuclear power as a stable, cost-effective energy source that offers continuous energy output. AI is creating a surge in energy consumption as data centers host the immense computational resources required to run AI applications. The U.S.’s aging power grid infrastructure is ill-equipped to handle this electricity load.

ā€œAI presents an unmissable opportunity to reindustrialize the U.S. and, through that, generate the kind of broad-based economic growth that’ll revitalize the American Dream,ā€ said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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šŸ’°FUNDING FRONTLINES

  • Accelsius secures a $24M Series A to efficiently cool AI data centers.

  • Recogni raises a $102M Series C to develop AI inference compute solutions.

  • Zero Gravity Labs closes a $290M Financing Round to build a blockchain-based decentralized AI framework.

šŸ’¼WHO’S HIRING?

  • Microsoft (Redmond, WA): Applied AI for Science, Summer 2025

  • Adobe (New York City, NY): Software Engineering Intern, Summer 2025

  • quantiphi (Boston, MA): Research Engineer Intern, Life Sciences, Summer 2025

  • The Washington Post {TWP} (Washington, DC): Applied Machine Learning {ML} Scientist, Summer 2025

  • Nvidia (Santa Clara, CA): Research Scientist, Robotics, New College Grad 2025

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