Show Notes
Artificial Intelligence has gone from science fiction to something that is almost impossible to avoid in the day-to-day. But what happens when AI intersects with our DNA?
On this episode we learn about a tool called CRISPR-GPT, which uses AI to help scientists design gene edits and tackle some of the challenges of treating rare diseases. We also confront the many ethical considerations that these technologies raise. Listen in as geneticist Dr. Le Cong and bioethicist Dr. Mohammed Hosseini join Kaylee to explore the possibilities – and pitfalls – of putting this much computational power to work on our body’s building blocks.
Who gets to use these tools? How do we keep them safe? And when it comes to AI and genomics, should we… slow our roll? -
Highlights 05:51- CRISPR-GPT: Your AI Gene-Editing Assistant 19:21- Could We Bring Back the Neanderthals? 23:36- When Science Needs a Safety Catch
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Sources CRISPR-GPT Turns Novice Scientists into Gene Editing Experts A plea for caution and guidance about using AI in genomics Mohammad Hosseini: Should AI be used to resurrect extinct species like the Neanderthal?
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This episode was originally released on August 2, 2022