Biotech Just Went Full Cyberpunk—And We’re Screwed

Welcome to the biotech revolution—where AI isn’t just discovering drugs, it’s designing them from scratch. The pharmaceutical industry? On life support. The ethics? A total train wreck. The future of medicine? Somewhere between a utopia of disease-free humans and a biohacker’s dream/nightmare of designer DNA and AI-made pandemics.

Max Bennett and Lisa Vega rip into how Insilico, DeepMind, and AI-powered labs are making Big Pharma’s glacial drug pipeline obsolete, why AI is now both the best doctor and the best bioterrorist, and how governments can barely regulate TikTok—so good luck with this. From cures for everything to black-market human upgrades, we’re diving into the wildest, most dangerous shift in medicine history—served raw, unfiltered, and with maximum sarcasm.

Note: This project explores the new creative potential unlocked by generative AI, showcasing how a single person, in just two hours, can curate (not create, but curate) a polished podcast series. I recognize the critiques around AI-generated content and the potential for digital clutter but invite you to take a listen on your next walk or drive and see what you think. Audio is AI-generated by Google's NotebookLM. Images by Grok-3 and Magic Studio.