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Colossal Biosciences CEO to discuss AI-driven de-extinction at Disrupt 2026
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At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Colossal Biosciences CEO Ben Lamm will join a fireside chat on using AI and synthetic biology to revive extinct species and the ethical questions it raises.
For engineers, this session signals how AI is moving beyond software into biological systems, where model outputs affect living organisms. It raises practical questions about the limits of computational biology and the accountability of engineering nature. The debate also highlights a growing tension between technological fixes and conservation of existing ecosystems.
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Ben Lamm, CEO of Colossal Biosciences, will discuss de-extinction using AI and synthetic biology at Disrupt 2026.
The session, part of the Real World AI Stage, will explore whether engineering nature is a conservation breakthrough or a distraction.
Disrupt 2026 runs October 13 to 15 at Moscone West in San Francisco, with over 250 sessions.
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