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Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
Publisher description: 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…
MIT Technology Review | Oct 9, 2026 | MIT Technology Review
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Join a subscriber-only conversation with one of MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35. October 8, 2026 Available only for MIT Technology Review subscribers. Friday, October 16, 2026 Can AI design new life forms? Going live on October 16th at 18:30 BST / 1:30pm EDT / 10:30am PDT Speakers: James O'Donnell, AI Reporter, and Samuel King, Bioengineering PhD Candidate, Stanford University/Arc Institute Related Stories He asked an AI to design viruses … and it worked.
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