US Scientists Use AI to Create Viruses Unknown to Nature
LuizaJarovsky · x · 2026-08-07
Scientists in the US have for the first time used artificial intelligence to create viruses unknown in nature, the Financial Times reports.
While this milestone promises advances in healthcare, it also raises significant biosafety and biosecurity concerns.
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