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Researchers have successfully used AI to create brand new viruses

First publishedAug 11, 22:11 UTC
Last updatedAug 12, 00:58 UTC · 14m ago
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Researchers have successfully used AI to create brand new viruses
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For the first time, researchers have used artificial intelligence to generate novel viruses in a laboratory setting, according to a paper in the journal Science.

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For the first time, researchers have used artificial intelligence to generate novel viruses in a laboratory setting, according to a paper in the journal Science.
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