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Samuel King

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RESEARCH · 1 SOURCE · MIT Technology Review AI

Stanford PhD student Samuel King used generative AI to propose virus genetic blueprints

MIT Technology Review published an interview with Samuel King about his 2025 project in which he used a generative AI model to propose genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses. The work produced preliminary designs but did not create living organisms, and the interview covers King's recognition as an Innovator Under 35 and the scientific and biosecurity implications.

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RESEARCH · 1 SOURCE · MIT Technology Review AI

Roundtable: Samuel King on using generative AI to propose viral genomes

MIT Technology Review is hosting a subscriber-only roundtable (Oct 16) in which James O'Donnell interviews Stanford PhD student Samuel King about his 2025 work using a generative AI model to propose genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses; King says this is not yet AI-generated life but could be a step toward it.

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