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IN early 2023, a group of biohackers leveraged widely available artificial intelligence tools to simulate the genome of a lethal virus, a process that previously required years of research in secure, specialised laboratories.
Although the experiment did not result in any harm, it signalled to global security experts that the means of mass destruction are becoming increasingly accessible.
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