# Frontier Labs Are Moving Full Speed Ahead on AI-Driven Biology by Alexander Wissner-Gross > "There is utter hypocrisy in saying AI will kill us all, opening a wet lab, and then combining frontier AI with that wet lab to synthesize proteins and other molecular assemblies of unknown function. Those are the frontier labs’ revealed preferences. I do not think they believe their own attempts at regulatory capture or safety-cartel formation; their revealed preference is full steam ahead on using AI to solve biology." > **— Alexander Wissner-Gross**, *MOONSHOTS Live, September 25, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Recording and precise locator:** [45:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk7hdOwJj4&t=2731s) — MOONSHOTS Live, September 25, 2026. - **Exact reconciled source object:** “There is utter hypocrisy in saying AI will kill us all, opening a wet lab, and then combining frontier AI with that wet lab to synthesize proteins and other molecular assemblies of unknown function. Those are the frontier labs’ revealed preferences. I do not think they believe their own attempts at regulatory capture or safety-cartel formation; their revealed preference is full steam ahead on using AI to solve biology.” - **Editorial status:** The poster preserves the source-faithful object, including visible bracketed repairs and omissions where present. - **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. - **Weekly promotion dossier:** [[research/Weekly Reminder Hunt - 2026-10-02|Weekly Reminder Hunt — October 2, 2026]] records why this object was selected for permanent promotion. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Longevity Escape Velocity|Longevity Escape Velocity]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Alexander Wissner-Gross|Alexander Wissner-Gross]] - [[wiki/Cellular Digital Twins|Cellular Digital Twins]] - [[wiki/Biotechnology|Biotechnology]] - [[wiki/AI-Driven Biology|AI-Driven Biology]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "There is utter hypocrisy in saying AI will kill us all, opening a wet lab, and then combining frontier AI with that wet lab to synthesize proteins and other molecular assemblies of unknown function. Those are the frontier labs’ revealed preferences. I do not think they believe their own attempts at regulatory capture or safety-cartel formation; their revealed preference is full steam ahead on using AI to solve biology." — Alexander Wissner-Gross, MOONSHOTS Live, September 25, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-wissner-gross-frontier-labs-are-moving-full-speed-ahead ```