Ginkgo connected GPT-5 to its lab and ran 36,000 experiments

In February 2026, Ginkgo Bioworks connected GPT-5 to its cloud laboratory, running 36,000 experimental conditions across six iterative cycles in which the AI designed, executed and learned from physical biology experiments. The work marks a shift from AI analysis to autonomous empirical research.

• GPT-5 ran 36,000 experimental conditions in Ginkgo's cloud lab
• Experiments spanned six iterative cycles with AI learning from results
• The AI designed, executed and analyzed wet-lab experiments itself