AI in biology could find the most creative answers to our climate problems

Generative AI is being used to improve processes in many industries - from automating office work to creating better marketing materials - but it's science and engineering where it could have even more impact.

When used in combination with biology, generative AI can also be applied to reduce or even eliminate the industrial processes of material production, dramatically reducing the environmental costs of human consumption.

Synthetic biology, a market estimated at €10.4 billion in 2022, has the potential to create products beyond our imagination. In fact, the McKinsey Global Institute has predicted that 60% of everything humans consume could be ...