Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses

Summary

MIT Technology Review is hosting a subscriber-only live conversation on October 16, 2026, between AI reporter James O'Donnell and Samuel King, a Stanford University bioengineering PhD candidate. King used a generative AI model in 2025 to propose genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses, and the discussion covers that work and his recognition as an Innovators Under 35 honoree.