{
  "id": 250685,
  "title": "AI used to create viruses not found in nature for first time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/ai-used-to-create-viruses-not-found-in-nature-for-first-time",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-07T03:48:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Jazeera",
    "slug": "al-jazeera",
    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/7/ai-used-to-create-viruses-not-found-in-nature-for-first-time?traffic_source=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US researchers say they created 16 viruses using AI, prompting hopes for medical advances and concerns about misuse.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}