OpenAI o1-Pro's "Crushing" Insights: Immunologist Awakened by Machine Analysis

Discover how OpenAI’s o1-Pro AI shocked immunologist Dr. Unutmaz with profound insights on MAIT cells, showcasing AI's potential in biomedical research.

Today, I want to share an "explosive" event that is worth following for both the tech and biomedical communities.

Dr. Derya Unutmaz, a top immunologist, recently shared an experience that left him "shocked and emotionally stirred." He submitted a review article on MAIT cells, co-authored with his students, to o1-Pro for evaluation. The feedback and insights provided by the AI completely overwhelmed him.

Dr. Unutmaz is not just any scientist—he is an authority in the fields of aging and cancer immunotherapy, and his research on MAIT cells has reached an extraordinary level of expertise.

He admits that he is one of the world’s leading experts in this field and has made several key discoveries. However, even with such credentials, the analytical power of AI left him astonished.

He described his feelings as: "Unbelievable, awe-inspiring, joyful, and deeply humbling." It’s not an exaggeration—imagine having your own area of expertise "overpowered" by AI, not a human peer, but a machine. It really could feel like a "crisis of faith."

Dr. Unutmaz said, "Every point, every question raised by o1-Pro was incredibly profound!" He even reflected, "I should have addressed and included all these insights in the article." The depth of this feedback made him feel that his paper, which he thought was "pretty good," seemed like an elementary school assignment in comparison to the AI’s critique.

So, what exactly did this AI model, which shocked an immunology expert, do?