This US Startup Claims Its 'AI-Generated Viruses' Have Been Used On A Human Patient
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- ✓California-based startup Radical Numerics claimed on Oct.
- ✓20 that it used AI-generated viruses on a human patient.
- ✓The company said, “In the world's first clinical use of AI-generated phages, Omnii-1 designs were administered to a human patient.” However, the project remains self-published and has not been vetted by scientific journals.
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A new startup is making headlines for claiming to insert “AI-generated” viruses into a patient. The company called Radical Numerics has published details of the project on its website, revealing that they have trialed an AI-engineered viral treatment on a human subject.
The concept of targeting bacteria in the body by using viruses is known as “phage therapy”. It is common in the medicine world and works by targeting harmful microscopic organisms. However, viruses which can lock onto a particular infection is a relatively uncharted territory, which Radical Numerics is claiming to have entered.
According to the New York Times, Radical Numerics' has shared the details in a blog post. It remains self-published and has not been vetted by a scientific journal and neither has it been peer reviewed.
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