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

MIT Technology ReviewPublished 4 days ago

Stanford PhD student Samuel King used generative AI in 2025 to create genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses, marking a step toward AI-designed life forms. He discusses this work and its implications in a live MIT Technology Review interview on October 16, 2026.

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

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