A Science paper by King et al. demonstrated that genome language models can design functional bacteriophages. The article argues the debate has focused too narrowly on AI-designed superviruses, contrasting Noah Smith's warning that AI could enable non-experts with Claus Wilke's rebuttal that current AI falls short of such scenarios. It contends the unanswered question is whether AI lowers barriers to weaponizing existing biological knowledge, citing Soviet bioweapons history and the threat of overwhelmed medical systems.
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