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Generative Biology: AI's Next Frontier for Biopiracy, Report Warns

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A new report from ETC Group highlights the rapid emergence of Generative Biology (GenBio), which uses generative AI to redesign biological systems like genomes and proteins. While promoted for health and climate benefits, the report argues GenBio's primary value may be serving the AI industry by generating data and workloads. The study raises significant concerns about data justice, biopiracy, the conversion of biodiversity into digital assets, and the potential for digital biocolonialism. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the ethical implications and potential for exploitation in the application of AI to biological systems.

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Generative Biology: AI's Next Frontier for Biopiracy, Report Warns

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    AI's Large Looting Models? The Emerging Generative Biology Stack as the Next Frontier of #Biopiracy Report by Jim Thomas for #ETCGroup , Dec 2025 https://www.et

    AI's Large Looting Models? The Emerging Generative Biology Stack as the Next Frontier of #Biopiracy Report by Jim Thomas for #ETCGroup , Dec 2025 https://www.etcgroup.org/content/ais-large-looting-models-emerging-generative-biology-stack-next-frontier-biopiracy Generative Biology…

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