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Latent Space (Swyx)
7/21/2026
Causal Models Need Causal Data - Xaira’s X-Cell model for Drug Discovery (Bo Wang & Ci Chu, Chief Discovery Officer & Chief AI Scientist)

Causal Models Need Causal Data - Xaira’s X-Cell model for Drug Discovery (Bo Wang & Ci Chu, Chief Discovery Officer & Chief AI Scientist)

Short summary

Xaira Therapeutics' Bo Wang and Ci Chu discuss their X-Cell model for drug discovery, emphasizing that causal models require causal data. The conversation covers Xaira's strategy of generating purpose-built data to train more reliable AI models for therapeutic development. This is a Latent Space podcast episode diving into the intersection of causal inference and pharma AI.

  • Xaira's X-Cell model focuses on causal data generation for drug discovery
  • Discussion with Chief Discovery Officer Bo Wang and Chief AI Scientist Ci Chu
  • Covers why causal models need purpose-built causal data rather than observational data

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