"Playing God" in the Lab: AI Generated Viruses Raise More Questions Than Answers A recent breakthrough in creating functioning viruses not seen in nature using artificial intelligence has sparked both excitement and trepidation within the scientific community.
The research, published in Science, demonstrates the potential for AI to revolutionize synthetic genomics but also highlights the urgent need for governance and regulation of these rapidly advancing technologies.
The team from Stanford University and the Arc Institute used an open source AI model called Evo to generate 700,000 potential new viruses.