If the lab were fully API-driven, why would it even exist?
DavidRBellamy · x · 2026-09-14
Extending the thought experiment: suppose the >$100M lab built to synthesize a dangerous virus family could operate fully autonomously via APIs. At that point, the author says, everyone should ask: why would this ever exist in the first place?
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