A.I. and Being Alive.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- ZIMMER, CARL
- Source
- New York Times. 3/12/2024, Vol. 173 Issue 60091, pD1-D5. 2p.
- Subject
- Language
- ISSN
- 0362-4331
The article offers a look at discoveries by artificial intelligence (AI) foundation models from troves of data about genes and cells. These include the Norn kidney cell that makes the hormone erythropoietin when oxygen drops too low and the behavior of the gene called TEAD4 in heart cells called cardiomyocytes. It informs about the development of cell atlases by scientists and warns about the risks of AI foundation models such as potential creation of biological weapons and privacy breaches.