# AI Brings Dodo Back

> AI could revive the dodo by 2030s using genetic editing.
- Title: AI Brings Dodo Back · TIME | Shortify
- Summary: AI could revive the dodo by 2030s using genetic editing. Colossal Biosciences uses AI to potentially bring the dodo back by the early 2030s through genetic…
- Keywords: colossal biosciences, dodo, genetic editing, nicobar pigeon, de-extinction, genomorph, regulatory dna, beak shape, 2030s, Brings, Back, TIME
- Source: TIME — https://time.com/article/2026/10/14/ai-dodo-colossal-biosciences
- Author: Jeffrey Kluger
- Published: 2026-10-14T21:00:04.313+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: colossal biosciences, dodo, ai, genetic editing, nicobar pigeon, de-extinction, genomorph, regulatory dna, beak shape, 2030s
## AI helps revive dodo
AI may help bring extinct dodo back by early 2030s using genetic editing.

> de-extinction is as much a data problem as a biology problem
## Colossal's de-extinction work
Colossal Biosciences sequenced ancient DNA from dire wolf to bring it back in 2025.
## Dodo's genetic challenges
Dodo genome has 650+ regulatory elements for beak shape and 1,700 for thickness and breadth.
## GenoMorph AI platform
GenoMorph fills gaps in dodo genome by analyzing 70 bird species and genetic switches.
## Dodo de-extinction process
Researchers edit nicobar pigeon cells to add dodo traits and use chicken eggs as surrogates.
## Beak shape complexity
Beak shape requires 650+ regulatory elements to control, a major genetic challenge.
## Dodo genome progress
Colossal has a nearly complete dodo genome from a single preserved specimen.
## Dodo return timeline
Dodo could return by early 2030s after five years of genetic editing work.
## Key takeaway

Colossal Biosciences uses AI to potentially bring the dodo back by the early 2030s through genetic editing of nicobar pigeons.