AI used to design brand new viruses — but experts fear a lot could go wrong: ‘Urgent biosafety questions’

AI used to design brand new viruses — but experts fear a lot could go wrong: ‘Urgent biosafety questions’

Researchers used artificial intelligence to create 16 new viruses capable of being reproduced in a lab to fight antibiotic resistant infections — but experts warn that the computer-made pathogens pose “urgent” safety risks, including fears it could be used to create bioweapons. The Stanford University experiment used an AI model known as Evo1 and Evo2, … Read more