Strengthening Nucleic Acid Biosecurity Against Generative Protein Design Tools
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A new study discusses the risks of generative protein design tools in nucleic acid biosecurity and potential measures to mitigate them, with the HN community showing interest but limited engagement.
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Even at the more fanciful end, The Moral Virologist https://gregegan.net/MISC/MORAL/Moral.html actually seems like it could happen eventually.