Issue 2, 2022

Natural language processing models that automate programming will transform chemistry research and teaching

Abstract

Natural language processing models have emerged that can generate useable software and automate a number of programming tasks with high fidelity. These tools have yet to have an impact on the chemistry community. Yet, our initial testing demonstrates that this form of artificial intelligence is poised to transform chemistry and chemical engineering research. Here, we review developments that brought us to this point, examine applications in chemistry, and give our perspective on how this may fundamentally alter research and teaching.

Graphical abstract: Natural language processing models that automate programming will transform chemistry research and teaching

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Article type
Perspective
Submitted
02 Sep 2021
Accepted
25 Jan 2022
First published
03 Feb 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Digital Discovery, 2022,1, 79-83

Natural language processing models that automate programming will transform chemistry research and teaching

G. M. Hocky and A. D. White, Digital Discovery, 2022, 1, 79 DOI: 10.1039/D1DD00009H

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