S1E50 - AI for Science with Qichao Hu (Molecular Universe / SES AI)

Most AI-for-science companies are selling shovels. Qichao Hu wants the gold.

In this episode, we talk with Qichao, the founder and CEO of Molecular Universe, the AI-for-science platform that grew out of SES AI, a high-energy-density battery developer he's run for fourteen years. His core distinction is that companies from the AI world build tools, such as foundation models that predict properties, while companies from the science world care about the final product, such as the new battery or material that actually ships. Molecular Universe sits firmly on the science side, and the difference shows...