Hear how AI can engineer nature’s comeback at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
TL;DR
Bringing extinct species back to life used to be science fiction, and today it is the mission of a billion-dollar startup. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, held October 13 to 15 in San Francisco, Colossal Biosciences CEO and co-founder Ben Lamm takes the Real World AI Stage to discuss it. Researchers use AI to analyse genetic data, model biological systems and speed up discovery. The session also asks whether de-extinction is a conservation breakthrough or a distraction from protecting existing ecosystems.
Nauti's Take
AI can genuinely speed up progress in biology, for example when analysing huge genomic datasets, and classic conservation projects benefit from that too. The question is how much substance sits behind the promise, since experts dispute whether Colossal's results live up to what the company announces.
Anyone interested in AI in research gets a useful glimpse here, while statements from a CEO on a conference stage are best read as promotion.
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