# OpenAI and Ginkgo Bioworks Run 36,000 AI-Designed Biology Experiments

- slug: openai-and-ginkgo-bioworks-run-36000-ai-designed-biology-experiments
- date: 2026-03-13
- category: Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI's GPT-5 designed and ran 36,000 biology experiments in two months—achieving a 40% cost reduction in producing proteins—demonstrating that AI can do more than summarize papers: it can design, execute, and iterate

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