MIT TR talks with AI-designed-virus researcher Samuel King
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MIT Technology Review announced a subscribers-only online roundtable conversation on October 16, 2026, at 18:30 BST, in which the publication's AI journalist James O'Donnell would interview Samuel King, a Stanford bioengineering PhD student known as the "creator of an AI-designed virus." According to the report's background, in 2025 Samuel King used a generative AI model to propose the genetic blueprint of a miniature virus, which earned him a place on MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 list. A follow-up report published on October 17 shows that the conversation has taken place, with MIT TR releasing content titled "MIT Technology Review Talks with the Creator of the AI-Designed Virus." The specific content of the interview has not yet been detailed in the reports.
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- 10/17 02:00 · 1 reportsMIT TR Interviews AI Virus Design ResearcherMIT Technology Review · AI：Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
- 10/9 08:08 · 1 reportsMIT TR to Interview Researcher Who Used AI to Design VirusesMIT Technology Review · AI：Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
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- MIT Technology Review · AIRoundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
In 2025, Stanford PhD student Samuel King used a generative AI model to propose the genetic blueprint of a miniature virus, earning him a spot on MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35.
- MIT Technology Review · AIRoundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
MIT Technology Review will host a subscriber-only conversation on October 16 at 18:30 BST, in which AI journalist James O'Donnell interviews Samuel King, a bioengineering PhD student at Stanford.
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