AI just designed new viruses from scratch. What could go wrong?
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POPULAR MECHANICS — “One of the most rewarding parts of this project is the creativity Evo 2 allows,” Stanford bioengineering graduate student Samuel King, lead author of the study, said in a press statement. “New doors in science are now open because of what we can do with these models.”
Naturally, the technology has raised concerns that what’s behind those “new doors” could lead to AI-generated bioweapons. In 2024, for example, Chinese scientists used artificial intelligence to create novel conotoxins, which are typically found in the venom of marine cone snails.
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