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Artificial intelligencefromtime.com2 weeks agoExclusive: AI Outsmarts Virus Experts in the Lab, Raising Biohazard FearsAI models can outperform PhD virologists in wet lab problem-solving, raising both potential benefits and risks.Access to AI could help prevent infectious disease spread but may also enable bioweapon creation.
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