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How AI could generate new life-forms | Eric Nguyen

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How AI could generate new life-forms | Eric Nguyen

TED Talks Daily

2025/08/25
TED Talks Daily

TED Talks Daily

2025/08/25
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If DNA is just a string of letters, could AI learn to read it … or even write it? Bioengineering researcher Eric Nguyen reveals how AI has upended the rules of biology, potentially creating a future where disease is cured with personalized medicine, extinc...

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What happens when artificial intelligence doesn't just read life's code but starts writing it? In a groundbreaking leap, researchers are using AI to generate functional DNA sequences from scratch, turning biology into an engineering discipline where living systems can be designed like software.
07:48
Evo generated a functional CRISPR-like system from scratch
07:48
AI will generate whole genomes, shifting biology from discovery to design
13:44
Creating life to understand it is a powerful principle in synthetic biology.
15:54
Chat Concierge combines AI reasoning with real-time data to guide car buyers through the entire purchase process.

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Can AI Write the Code of Life?
00:00
Meet Evo: The AI That Designed a Gene Editor
03:33
From Sci-Fi to Reality: Engineering New Forms of Life
07:48
How Do We Innovate Without Crossing the Line?
11:44
An AI Assistant That Helps You Buy a Car
15:54

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Speaker 3: This episode is brought to you by Capital One. Capital One's tech team isn't just talking about multi-agent AI, they already deployed one. It's called Chat Concierge, and it's simplifying car shopping. Using self-reflection and layered reasoning...