AI Goes Viral

Here’s one lead paragraph that defines the promise and peril of AI — and confirms yet again why we need a lot more regulations and guardrails than we’re gonna get. “For the first time, scientists have used artificial intelligence to create new kinds of viruses, raising hopes for medical advances while also raising the disturbing possibility that the technology could someday be used to invent dangerous pathogens.” Carl Zimmer in the NYT (Gift Article): This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature.