What if Generative AI can generate biology? | Geoff von Maltzahn | TEDxMIT
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Published 2024-05-23
Billions of years of Nature's discoveries have created the living world around us and an extraordinary diversity of protein molecules, which serve as the engines of life and a large portion of modern medicines. Despite the immensity of protein diversity in biology, Nature and medicine have only had the opportunity to sample a minuscule fraction of the vast expanses of possible proteins.
Inspired generative AI advances in images and language several years ago, we asked "What if ... we can generate biology?"
Our results in generating antibodies, proteins, and peptides hint at a new era of Generative Biology to come, where generative AI and machine intelligence help us understand the language of DNA, the functions it encodes for the bounty of protein machines and medicines, and the secrets to creating extraordinary new medicines. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
All Comments (21)
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This was amazing. It was refreshing to listen to people outside tech and tech companies talk about generative AI. We need more people from other fields to tell us about how Gen AI is helping or contributing to those fields.
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This is both fascinating and horrifying at the same time. Life is an incredibly, complex, versatile process, and if AI can design any life form from its genetic material up, we need to seriously discuss the ethics of this technology and the potential implications, both good and bad, it could have for our future, before continuing to develop it uncritically. I can’t think of a more fitting situation to pack out the “with great power comes great responsibility” quote. If the promise of this tech does come to fruition, we also need to make sure this kind of miraculous medicine is distributed less unfairly than other medical technologies which have improved some people’s health outcomes, but remain entirely unavailable to others.
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This is very motivating. The potential for artificial intelligence to do great things is much higher when applied to biology, as opposed to entertainment, the workplace, etc. There are hundreds of ways that large tech companies will market the current state of AI technology to us, but what is that worth compared to curing disease?
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I am impressed. Very smooth, simplified, yet elegant explanation of complex topic that a average person can understand. Very good presentation. Please keep up the good work. Thank you.
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This was really eye opening. Incredible change to come in the future ahead.
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Fascinating content and crystal clear presentation by Geoff.👍
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Nice talk. I love the graphics examples. Seems promising, time will tell.
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Yes, interaction. This is what needs to be supported and accelerated and be given a stargate-level resources. Outstanding 👏👏👏👏👏🙌
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Great talk Geoff. Very excited for the future of generative biology!
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2:48 that guys saying "the jetsons car"
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Excellent talk! It is going to be a exciting exploration!
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Fascinating Generative biology
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Excellent presentation! Fascinating! Hopeful!
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Focusing on the positive constructive applications of Ai generative tech. Awesome! Seems like a lot will be in the sciences which is fascinating.
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Exciting ideas. I look forward to some major medical breakthroughs that save many lives, stop so much suffering, and improve all of our lives for the better.
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The present is bright!
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well said and wonderful presentation =]
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What type of science would I want to study to learn more about the genome, DNA, and Proteins?
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Wow! Excellent presentation! I just want to be a healthy 25 again :goodvibes:.
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Super interesting. Future is bright!
