GoKawiilColossal Biosciences CEO to discuss AI-driven de-extinction at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, running October 13-15 in San Francisco, will host a fireside chat titled 'Can We Engineer Nature's Comeback?' featuring Ben Lamm, co-founder and CEO of Colossal Biosciences. The session will examine how AI and synthetic biology are being used to attempt reviving extinct species and what that means for conservation efforts.
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The conversation highlights how AI is expanding beyond software and robotics into biology, enabling ambitious projects once confined to science fiction. It also surfaces a genuine debate in conservation circles over whether resources spent on de-extinction science are better used protecting existing ecosystems and endangered species.
- Colossal Biosciences CEO Ben Lamm will speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco.
- The panel focuses on AI's growing role in synthetic biology and de-extinction research.
- It raises unresolved questions about whether engineering nature helps or distracts from conservation.
Source: techcrunch.com — Techcrunch Events, 2026-09-14
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