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9 Oct 202628 Rabiʻ II 1448 AH
Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses

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

In 2025, Stanford University PhD student Samuel King provided a preliminary answer to the question: Can AI design new life forms? He used a generative AI model to propose genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses. While this work does not yet represent an example of AI-generated life, it opens the door for future possibilities. King, named one of MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35, is exploring new ways to view biology.

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