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A Startup Used AI to Make a Psychedelic Without the Trip
Mindstate Design Labs, backed by Silicon Valley power players, has
created what its CEO calls "the least psychedelic psychedelic that's psychoactive."
While there's growing evidence that psychedelic drugs can effectively
treat severe mental health conditions, especially in cases where
traditional treatments have failed, they still come with downsides.
Their hallucinogenic effects can be scary and overwhelming, with
dosing sessions lasting several hours. Good treatment is heavily
reliant on the individual's mindset going into a session and the
environment in which they receive it. And though it's rare,
psychedelics can sometimes worsen existing mental illness.
Mindstate Design Labs is one of a slate of new companies aiming to
make safer psychedelics by removing the classic "trip" associated with
them. The company is using AI to help design psychedelic-like drugs
that induce specific mental states without hallucinations, and its
first compound looks promising.
https://www.wired.com/story/a-startup-used-ai-to-make-a-psychedelic-without-the-trip/
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