I'm curious if this is related to some things the top AI models are uncovering.
We know we don't get to see the bio side of the top models. They're out there solving hard maths problems etc but a query with the word 'microbes' in it often kicks you back to a smaller model automatically.
Are the bleeding edge models finding something scary enough that can be done with synthetic DNA that it needs to be restricted asap?
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It's more likely they're surfacing the contents of deeply technical biology papers to average people who may or may not be thinking about terrorism.
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Alphafold or something like that is more likely than the LLM models. Though cant say what an LLM model that uses Alphafold as a tool can do.
No not at all. The top models are not uncovering anything novel with DNA.
This is old stuff, being implemented and getting lots of news.
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