[ExI] This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature

[John Clark]

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This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature

Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then
asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were
viable, yielding new viruses.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/science/ai-viruses-bacteria-arc.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3lA.N9Ic.5v_CVJ8VAtlp&smid=em-share
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