The facts: New viruses created with AI
Source: Science, NRC
Scientists have created viruses in the lab that were designed by artificial intelligence (AI). They report this in the scientific journal Science. Researchers from Stanford University and The Arc Institute in California asked the AI model Evo to come up with as many designs as possible for a so-called bacteriophage, a virus that can infect one specific bacterium. This study involved the…
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The facts: New viruses created with AI
Source: Science, NRC
Scientists have created viruses in the lab that were designed by artificial intelligence (AI). They report this in the scientific journal Science. Researchers from Stanford University and The Arc Institute in California asked the AI model Evo to come up with as many designs as possible for a so-called bacteriophage, a virus that can infect one specific bacterium. This study involved the…