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‘Should Not Be Pursued’: Scientists Sound Alarm After AI Used to Design 16 New Viruses

The AI creation of viruses raises "urgent biosafety and biosecurity questions."

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Kyle Becker
Aug 08, 2026
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Scientists are conducting dangerous virus research that may lead to a global pandemic.

This may be the biggest threat to humanity since the invention of nuclear weapons.

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