# AI Genome Editing Raises Benefits and Dangers Together by Salim Ismail > "As genome editing merges with what may become possible through AI, the possible benefits go through the roof, and the possible downsides go through the roof as well. We are now in full Frankenstein mode, so there is ammunition here for the AI-doom argument." > **— Salim Ismail**, *MOONSHOTS Live, September 25, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Recording or publication:** [MOONSHOTS Live at 46:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk7hdOwJj4&t=2812s) — The poster preserves the complete source object used in the research dossier; square brackets or ellipses, when present, are visible editorial repairs inherited from the reconciled source record. - **Reconciled source dossier:** [[research/Jensen Pushes Back on Doomers Moonshots Live|Jensen Pushes Back on Doomers Moonshots Live]] — preserves transcript order, speaker attribution, editorial conventions, and the surrounding argument from which this Reminder was promoted. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Longevity Escape Velocity|Longevity Escape Velocity]] - **Article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Salim Ismail|Salim Ismail]] - [[wiki/Genome Engineering|Genome Engineering]] - [[wiki/AI-Driven Biology|AI-Driven Biology]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "As genome editing merges with what may become possible through AI, the possible benefits go through the roof, and the possible downsides go through the roof as well. We are now in full Frankenstein mode, so there is ammunition here for the AI-doom argument." — Salim Ismail, MOONSHOTS Live, September 25, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-salim-ismail-ai-genome-editing-raises-benefits-dangers ```