Open data and algorithms for open science in AI-driven molecular informatics

21 October 2022, Version 1
This content is a preprint and has not undergone peer review at the time of posting.

Abstract

Recent years have seen a sharp increase in the development of deep learning and artificial intelligence-based molecular informatics. The success of AlphaFold led to a growing interest in applying deep learning to a number of subfields, including the digital transformation of synthetic chemistry, extraction of chemical information from the scientific literature, and AI in natural product-based drug discovery. The application of AI to molecular informatics is still constrained by the fact that most of the data used for training and testing deep learning models are not available as FAIR and open data. As open science practices continue to grow in popularity, initiatives such as the FAIR data movement, open data, and open-source software have emerged. It is becoming increasingly important for researchers in the field of molecular informatics to embrace open science and to submit data and software that support their studies. With the advent of open-source deep learning frameworks and cloud computing platforms, academic researchers are now able to deploy and test their own deep learning algorithms with ease. With the development of new and faster hardware for deep learning and the increasing number of initiatives towards digital research data management infrastructures, as well as a culture promoting open data, open source, and open science, AI-driven molecular informatics will continue to grow. This review examines the current state of open data and open algorithms in molecular informatics, as well as ways in which they could be improved in future.

Keywords

open data
open science
open-source software
AI in chemistry
deep learning

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