Decoding Our DNA: How AI Supercharges Medical Breakthroughs and Biological Threats with Kevin Esvelt

AI has been a powerful accelerant for biological research,
rapidly opening up new frontiers in medicine and public health.
But that progress can also make it easier for bad actors to
manufacture new biological threats. In this episode, Tristan and
Daniel sit down with biologist Kevin Esvelt to discuss why AI has
been such a boon for biologists and how we can safeguard society
against the threats that AIxBio poses.


Your Undivided Attention is produced by the Center for
Humane Technology. Follow us on Twitter: @HumaneTech_


RECOMMENDED MEDIA


Sculpting Evolution: Information on Esvelt’s lab at MIT.


SecureDNA: Esvelt’s free platform to provide safeguards for DNA
synthesis.


The Framework for Nucleic Acid Synthesis Screening: The Biden
admin’s suggested guidelines for DNA synthesis regulation.


Senate Hearing on Regulating AI Technology: C-SPAN footage of
Dario Amodei’s testimony to Congress.


The AlphaFold Protein Structure Database


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Clarification: President Biden’s executive order
only applies to labs that receive funding from the federal
government, not state governments.