Could Artificial Intelligence Save the World?

With artificial intelligence now swimming in the mainstream, we find ourselves constantly asking whether the benefits of the technology outweigh the risks. To get some insight into this question, we asked our own researchers here at the UW about how AI might be used as a force for good in the world. At the Institute for Protein Design, David Baker, Lukas Milles and Joseph Watson use it every single day, and in this video they break down the process of designing new custom proteins with AI. They discuss what proteins actually are, the challenge of getting the right "fold" and how artificial intelligence can be used to solve very real human problems, from disease to pollution and more.