Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
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Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
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Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
Join a subscriber-only conversation with one of MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35.
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October 8, 2026
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Friday, October 16, 2026
Can AI design new life forms? In 2025, Stanford University PhD student
Samuel King
came up with a preliminary answer when he used a generative AI model to propose genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses. It isn’t yet an example of AI-generated life, but that could be next. Join senior AI reporter James O'Donnell as he interviews King about his work, being named one of MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 and new ways of seeing biology.
Going live on October 16th at 18:30 BST / 1:30pm EDT / 10:30am PDT
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Speakers
James O'Donnell
, AI Reporter, and
Samuel King
, Bioengineering PhD Candidate, Stanford University/Arc Institute
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