TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to Host Ben Lamm on AI De-Extinction Debate for 10,000+ Attendees
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Updated · TechCrunch · Sep 14
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to Host Ben Lamm on AI De-Extinction Debate for 10,000+ Attendees
1 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Sep 14
Summary
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will feature Ben Lamm in a fireside chat titled “Can We Engineer Nature’s Comeback?” on the event’s Real World AI Stage.
The session centers on how AI, genetics and computational biology are reshaping conservation research, including whether reviving extinct species should be pursued at all.
Lamm leads Colossal Biosciences, a billion-dollar startup using synthetic biology and AI in de-extinction efforts that have made it one of the sector’s most watched and debated companies.
The Oct. 13–15 San Francisco event is expected to draw 10,000+ founders, investors and operators across 250+ sessions, framing the discussion as part of AI’s widening reach into biology, climate and biodiversity.