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Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
Watch a subscriber-only conversation with one of MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35. Can AI design new life forms?
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In 2025, Stanford University PhD student Samuel King used a generative AI model to create genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses, exploring whether AI can design new life forms. The work demonstrates a preliminary step toward AI‑generated biology, though it is not yet an example of AI‑produced life. The session discussing this research is available as audio or video.
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