intellectual property

MIT Technology Review 21 Aug 2026

Who gets credit when AI designs a drug?

Insilico Medicine announced that a molecule for pulmonary fibrosis was “discovered by” its generative AI platform after the company used models to propose the candidate. The report situates Insilico among firms using AI to generate novel drug ideas that humans might not think of.

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TechCrunch AI 21 Jul 2026

U.S. Warns of Sanctions on Chinese Open AI Models Over IP Theft

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. could impose sanctions on Chinese open AI models for alleged intellectual property theft. The comment frames the move as an expansion of prior U.S. efforts to slow China’s AI advances, according to TechCrunch AI.

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