Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast EP 147: The AI Revolution in Biology - How it’s changing
Nov 17, 2023
Anna Marie Wagner, SVP and Head of AI at Ginkgo Bioworks, unlocks the secrets of how AI is reshaping biology. She highlights the revolutionary potential of AI in personalized medicine and gene editing using CRISPR technology. The conversation digs into the challenges of quality biological data and the ethical dilemmas that arise with DNA manipulation. Wagner also discusses the critical need for regulations to balance innovation and safety in this rapidly evolving field, urging listeners to stay informed about the intersection of AI and biology.
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Biology's Potential
- Biology offers vast opportunities for technological advancement, similar to computer science.
- Ginkgo Bioworks aims to build infrastructure for biological engineering, like data centers for computing.
Future of AI in Biology
- AI-driven biology could enable personalized medicine tailored to individual genomes and symptoms.
- Future applications might include designing and "growing" houses from DNA blueprints.
Challenges in Biological AI
- Creating high-quality training data for biological AI is expensive due to the cost of physical experiments.
- Unlike flipping a computer bit, changing DNA sequences remains costly, limiting AI model development.