General 📰 MIT Technology Review 📅 Oct 09, 2026 ⏱ 1 min read 👁 1 views

Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses

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Friday, October 16, 2026 Can AI design new life forms? In 2025, Stanford University PhD student Samuel King came up with a preliminary answer when he used a generative AI model to propose genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses. It isn’t yet an example of AI-generated life, but that could be next. Join senior AI reporter…

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