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Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
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What happened: In 2025, Stanford PhD student Samuel King used a generative AI model to propose genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses. MIT Technology Review hosted a roundtable interview with King about the work.
Why it matters: The content notes this is not yet AI-generated life, but that could be next. King was named one of MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35.
Key numbers: Work dated 2025; session recorded Friday, October 16, 2026.
What changed
In 2025, Stanford PhD student Samuel King used a generative AI model to propose genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses. MIT Technology Review hosted a roundtable interview with King about the work.
Why it matters
The content notes this is not yet AI-generated life, but that could be next. King was named one of MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35.
Key numbers: Work dated 2025; session recorded Friday, October 16, 2026.
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Oct 19, 2026 06:04 PM ET