Discussion session: AIxBio

​Advances in AI and synthetic biology are rapidly changing the landscape of biosecurity risks, including the potential for engineered pandemics. In this session, we'll explore this in the context of what current AI systems can (or cannot) do and how risks can be reduced.

​Preliminary agenda:

• ​18:00–18:15 — Arrival and snacks

• ​18:15–18:45 — Presentations by:

  • ​Elias Nehring · Computational Biologist from ETH Zürich, ERA AI×Biosecurity Research Fellow
    Reading material: Generative design of novel bacteriophages with genome language models

  • ​Samuel Šimko · Computer Scientist at ETH Zürich, Staff of Professorship for Empirical Inference

• ​18:45 onward — Panel discussion and Q&A
  
  We are currently finalizing the details of the presentations and will update the description with the full information soon!

​​📍 How to join us
Zurich: PEAKS, Zeughausstrasse 31 — ring the "PEAKS" doorbell and wait for 30 seconds for someone to open the door.
Online: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/64473712209