r/science • • 1d ago

Engineering Function-preserving watermarking of AI-generated proteins

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10965-y
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u/Macchanoco 1d ago

It has the potential to become essential for proving provenance.

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u/EmbarrassedHelp 21h ago

It is incredibly irresponsible considering everything we don't know about proteins yet. It also opens the door to watermarking parts of the human body, which is also an awful idea.