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AI can now design working viruses
AI can now design working viruses. Evo 2 - the largest AI model in biology to date. Open source. Trained on the DNA of over 100,000 species across the entire tree of life. Biosafety, biosecurity, and bioterrorism risks are real. AI governance is lagging the science.
The Froth on the Frontiers: AI, Digital Currencies, Quantum
I read two articles this week about why AI has not replaced software engineers, and why it is unlikely to. Both resonated with me deeply. Reading them side by side opened a wider frame. I see the same froth across every frontier I touch. AI. Digital currencies. Quantum. Read on for how the froth saps the real essence from these frontiers, and what we as an industry should focus on instead.
A Weekend Note: On AI, Bullshit Jobs, and the Art of Manufacturing Fear
Three billionaires telling you AI will take your job. All three getting richer every time you believe them. My Saturday started with Scott Galloway's "Apocalypse No." It led me to Graeber, Ivezic, and somehow, Dilbert. The prophets have cap tables. That's the part worth reading. My weekend note is here.