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The ultimate goal of chemistry is to design molecules with desired properties and synthesize them on demand. This can be achieved only by being able to freely manipulate matter at the atomic scale. Sounds unrealistic for now, but the dream can come true by continuing efforts toward the ultimate goal. To this end, we apply digital technology to chemistry. Traditional computational chemistry allows us to simulate chemical phenomena on a computer. These tools are based on physical principles such as classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, and statistical thermodynamics. However, they have been regarded as supplementary means of explaining experimental observations and validating intuitive ideas, because only human intelligence can design molecules and propose experiments for synthesis. Thus, intelligence is a key source of scientific creativity.