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title: "Building AI models that understand chemical principles"
date: 2026-05-20
source: https://news.mit.edu/2026/building-ai-models-with-chemical-principles-connor-coley-0520
description: "Connor Coley works at the interface of chemistry and machine learning, to discover and design new drug compounds."
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# Building AI models that understand chemical principles

Connor Coley works at the interface of chemistry and machine learning, to discover and design new drug compounds.

*Published: 2026-05-20*