In lab tests, AI-designed viruses killed E coli bugs that were resistant to natural bacteriophages. These are the first viruses made by scientists designed by AI. The authors also wrote in the paper: "Such genomes might encode new pathogens that … cannot be contained by existing countermeasures."

In lab tests, AI-designed viruses killed E coli bugs that were resistant to natural bacteriophages. These are the first viruses made by scientists designed by AI. The authors also wrote in the paper: "Such genomes might encode new pathogens that … cannot be contained by existing countermeasures."