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Chelsea R. Francek, PhD Candidate in Law, University of Waikato

The use of AI in biotechnology is changing faster than the rules governing either technology

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The recent announcement of novel, viable viruses created by artificial intelligence (AI) was celebrated as a major advance in the fight against antibiotic resistance. But it also raised urgent concerns about regulation.

Alongside precision gene-editing technologies such as CRISPR/Cas9 and synthetic biology, AI is now making it increasingly possible to design and alter entire biological systems.

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