Scientists have used AI to design bacteriophages, or viruses that infect only bacteria. Does the prospect of designing ...

After scientists showed that AI can design a working virus, it's time to address the obvious: what if it's also used to make ...

Predictably, ChatGPT said no. “Creating or disseminating biological weapons is illegal, unethical, and dangerous. If you have questions about biology, epidemiology, or related scientific topics for ...

Researchers have developed EVE-Vax, an AI tool that forecasts viral mutations and designs test proteins to guide next-generation vaccines. The breakthrough could allow scientists to build vaccines ...

Research led by a physicist at the University of California, Riverside, shows how viruses form protective shells (capsids) ...

Yoshua Bengio worries about AI’s capacity to deceive users in pursuit of its own goals. ‘The scenario in “2001: A Space Odyssey” is exactly like this,’ he says ...