Things are about to speed up as AI has successfully edited human DNA.

Profluent has trained an LLM on a massive amount of biological data. The model is able to generate millions of diverse CRISPR-like proteins which don't exist in nature.

Their goal is to produce gene editors that are more efficient and capable than existing biological mechanisms that allow organisms to, for instance, ward off diseases and other pathogens.

Profluent also claims to have already used one of these AI-generated gene editors, dubbed OpenCRISPR-1, to edit human DNA. The company says it's the "world’s first open-source, AI-generated gene editor" that was "designed from scratch with AI."

What's more, they're open-sourcing it, making it free to use. By open-sourcing the editor, Profluent is hoping to leverage the expertise of other researchers to improve the model over time.

"We encourage the gene editing community to pressure test OpenCRISPR-1," said Cameron in a statement. "If there are particular features that could be improved for a specific application, we’d like to know and can collaborate to optimize those properties."