Building AI for Life Science Sales | Jason Gao, Ph.D., CEO of Tnuki

Jason Gao, Ph.D., CEO of Tnuki and former Vice President of Data Analytics and Information Security at 10x Genomics, talks with Ashley Benham-Duret, Ph.D. about building AI for life science sales: why general-purpose chatbots fall short, how Tnuki's harness and verification layers reduce hallucinations, and how AI can take repetitive work off salespeople's plates. 0:00 Introduction: Jason's path into AI 3:47 Building with modern AI and LLMs 6:58 What Tnuki does 8:45 The core problem Tnuki solves 11:29 Why not just use ChatGPT or Claude? 14:23 Making AI approachable for every rep 16:59 Tailoring Tnuki to life sciences: the harness 20:54 How Tnuki tackles hallucinations 23:58 Building to a high bar and earning trust 28:28 Interpreting live buyer signals 32:59 Where Tnuki fits in the sales stack 36:34 A salesperson's workflow, step by step 39:08 Adoption gaps and what's next 43:29 Why Tnuki is hard to copy 45:48 The depth behind a simple chat box 48:42 Where the name Tnuki comes from 50:05 What Jason is most proud of 51:17 The team and where to meet Tnuki 52:39 Predictions for how users will use AI 53:45 Closing thoughts #AI #LifeSciences #SalesIntelligence #Biotech Tnuki is the all-in-one AI app for life science sales. Try it free, no signup needed: https://tnuki.com LinkedIn:   / tnuki   X: https://x.com/heytnuki