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Updated · MIT Technology Review · Oct 9

Stanford's Samuel King Used AI to Draft Virus Blueprints in 2025

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Updated · MIT Technology Review · Oct 9

Stanford's Samuel King Used AI to Draft Virus Blueprints in 2025

3 articles · Updated · MIT Technology Review · Oct 9

MIT Technology Review said Samuel King used a generative AI model in 2025 to propose genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses, offering a preliminary answer to whether AI can design new life forms.
King’s work is not yet AI-generated life, but the report says that milestone could come next as AI tools push further into biology and bioengineering.
October 16 at 18:30 BST, the publication will host a live interview with King and senior AI reporter James O'Donnell on the research, biology, and King’s Innovators Under 35 recognition.

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