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Should I Use AI for This?
A Biodesigner’s 10-Point Checklist for Smarter, Greener Computation
Before you run that growth simulation, fire up that protein model, or generate one more mycelium iteration in a physics engine...
Ask yourself: is this AI worth the emissions?
This one-page PDF checklist helps biodesigners, researchers, and students make carbon-aware decisions about integrating AI in their workflows.
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What’s Inside
10 critical questions to ask before using AI in biodesign
Covers training, inference, infrastructure, and alternatives
Based on real trade-offs across bacterial cellulose, algae, and mycelium
Designed to be printed or used in the lab/studio
Built from the latest Biodesign Academy premium article
Who It’s For
Students working on AI-assisted material growth or simulation
Educators building emissions literacy into biodesign curriculum
Designers using living materials like algae, mycelium, cellulose
Synthetic biologists evaluating lab vs. digital energy use
About Biodesign Academy
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No fluff. No hype. Just research-driven tools, strategy briefs, and frameworks for the next generation of biodesigners.
