Bio researchers: AI is bad at open-ended brainstorming — and that may prevent misuse
kesvelt · x · 2026-09-26
Stanford bioinformatics professor Anshul Kundaje and other researchers debated frontier models' brainstorming ability in biology. Kundaje argued models show a "pretense of understanding" in open-ended domains without closed verification loops. Others countered that with enough hours and expertise, models are useful partners — and the fact that non-experts struggle to avoid rabbit holes may be a natural protection against AI misuse.
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