Submission Statement: Scientists at Stanford have used artificial intelligence to create viruses unknown in nature, a milestone in synthetic biology that promises advances in healthcare but also raises important biosafety and biosecurity concerns.
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This is a really interesting advance and afaik could be very promising for the reasons outlined in the article.
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The approach could be extended later to larger organisms such as bacteria and then to more complex forms of life, he added.
There are some really really big differences between viruses and bacteria, let alone eukaryotes, and while it may seem like the approach could be applied to more complex organisms, I wouldn’t be surprised if it ends up being more difficult than let on here.
I know this is genuinely a very useful and groundbreaking scientific achievement but Jesus Christ that is the most “don’t create The Torment Nexus” headline I’ve ever seen
That’s great and all, but when are we getting The Torment Nexus from the critically acclaimed book Don’t Create the Torment Nexus?
👏 DECOMMODIFY 👏GAIN 👏OF 👏 FUNCTION 👏RESEARCH 👏 VIRUSES 👏ARE 👏 FOR 👏 PEOPLE 👏NOT 👏 SPECULATORS 👏