Afeyan compared the present deployment of AI to the thalidomide tragedy of the 1950s and 1960s, when a drug released without sufficient vetting caused severe birth defects. He argued that waiting for a catastrophe to occur before introducing regulation would repeat the costly historical mistakes of the pharmaceutical industry.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Moderna Founder Noubar Afeyan Warns of Bio Disaster Without AI Agent Rules
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Noubar Afeyan is pressing for a sudden shift in how governments oversee the commercial rollout of artificial intelligence tools. The Moderna founder warned that AI agents currently being sold by technology firms could trigger a biomedical "disaster" if stronger safeguards are not implemented immediately to prevent unregulated systems from causing harm.
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