Where AI is now and where it is going
Frontier is where I write dated notes on where AI is now and where it is going. The newest notes are first, and older notes stay in the archive.
The nine-part account of how an AI system is built and run is on the AI pipeline page.
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Is FDA using AI to pick your inspection?
FDA says it uses its Elsa AI tool to find inspection targets. An inspection run by AI is still theoretical. I would check the records FDA already holds.
What MHRA Strategy 2030 commits to on AI, and when
MHRA Strategy 2030 has one dated AI deliverable and many undated ones. Here is what it says on AI and what it means for pharma sponsors and manufacturers.
Who will run Terafab, Musk's Texas chip fab, as of October 15, 2026
As of October 15, 2026, Musk says his companies will run Terafab, a planned Texas chip fab, which sits in the chips part of the AI pipeline, and TSMC's C.C. Wei says any fab involved has to be run by TSMC, with no agreement yet. For pharma and biotech teams, I see it as one to watch through their AI and cloud vendors, since these reports show no link to pharma AI services today.