Data sharing is crucial for AI models for molecular informatics. Open data, open-source software, and open science are steps to solve the problem of data scarcity.
Open data frameworks will facilitate the use of AI in almost every sub-domain of chemistry, and the introduction of open science and data sharing helps AI-enhanced molecular informatics take over a leading role in its digital evolution.
Germany’s NFDI supports FAIR principles by making chemical data available to AI applications, and open repositories like NFDI4Chem project, nmrXiv provide valuable resources in AI-driven chemistry.
Sharing data through databases like the Protein Data Bank (PDB) and the Cambridge Crystallographic Database (CCD) helps in SARS-CoV-2 research and increases research capacity by assisting with activities like drug candidate identification and natural product classification.
Open-source chemical informatics libraries like RDKit, CDK, and OpenBabel provide the necessary tools for processing and analyzing chemical data.
AI models are better at analyzing chemical structures thanks to advances in chemical string representations such as DeepSMILES and SELFIES, which reduce the rate of invalid outputs compared to previous representations.
Digitalization of synthetic chemistry depends on the experimental data available through machine learning applications, which can enhance yield prediction in chemical processes.
AI-based chemical application development is heavily reliant on text extraction techniques, which transform previously unusable data into usable formats.
Open access to resources such as MetaboLights and the Human Metabolome Database aids in identification of bioactive compounds and integration of genome and metabolome data.
Further development of open science and data sharing can accelerate AI-enhanced molecular informatics in the digital evolution of chemistry, driving innovation and research for the future.