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The tools that make biology powerful for medicine are the same tools that make it dangerous, so the benefits and the misuse risk cannot be separated.
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Jacob Trefethen Head of global health R&D at Open Philanthropy Some models could be used both for good and ill, yes. Diffusion models in particular could be used by bad actors to hallucinate toxins or other harmful proteins. AI could help lead to an Alzheimer's cureblog.jacobtrefethen.com · 2 Aug 2025All 3 korrents from this piece
Their wordsSome models could be used both for good and ill, yes. Diffusion models in particular could be used by bad actors to hallucinate toxins or other harmful proteins.
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↗AI could help lead to an Alzheimer's cureblog.jacobtrefethen.com
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Kevin Esvelt Evolutionary and ecological engineer Our experiment demonstrates that the immense potential benefits of biotechnology are profoundly vulnerable to misuse. It shouldn't be easy to buy synthetic DNA fragments to recreate the 1918 flu virusmedia.mit.edu · 8 May 2024All 4 korrents from this piece
Their wordsOur experiment demonstrates that the immense potential benefits of biotechnology are profoundly vulnerable to misuse.
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↗It shouldn't be easy to buy synthetic DNA fragments to recreate the 1918 flu virusmedia.mit.edu
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