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Keeping generative artificial intelligence reliable in omics biology

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Generative artificial intelligence can be used to create realistic new data, even for complex real-world processes that cannot be exhaustively modeled: the model is simply learned from preexisting data. Generative artificial intelligence is therefore expected to be a game changer in omics research, where data collection is hampered by considerable experimental constraints. However, it can also "hallucinate"-i.e., create data that are too original to be realistic-which is a critical issue in molecular biology, as hallucinated inferences could have devastating consequences. The author thus explores various use cases to mitigate hallucination-induced risks and to safely unleash the full potential of generative methods.

Source: Patterns

DOI: 10.1016/j.patter.2025.101417

Author: Thomas Burger