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

Just_Super/Getty Images 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. These technologies could clearly do a lot of good. The new AI-designed…