Writing Genomes at the Keyboard: AI Has Designed Functioning Viruses, and the Biosecurity Questions Are Just Beginning

7 August 2026 | Artificial intelligence, science and medicine Read that headline carefully. We may be entering a new period in which biological systems can be designed using tools that work much like generative AI. The potential benefits are extraordinary, but the long-term consequences for medicine, biosecurity and humanity remain difficult to predict. On 7 …