AI industry leaders unite to urge US lawmakers on bioweapon safeguards
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Robert Hart
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Summary
AI industry rivals including Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman, and Microsoft's Mustafa Suleyman have united in an open letter to US lawmakers, urging Congress to enact regulations requiring companies that sell synthetic DNA and RNA to implement stronger biosecurity measures. The tech leaders warn that without proper safeguards, AI technology could be exploited to develop biological weapons, potentially triggering a global pandemic. They are specifically calling for rules around the sale of genetic material that can be ordered online and assembled.
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In an open letter to US lawmakers, tech leaders are pressing Congress to enact rules closing what they say is an alarming biosecurity gap that could help trigger a global pandemic.
Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman, and Microsoft's Mustafa Suleyman are among the signatories urging US lawmakers to require companies selling synthetic DNA and RNA — genetic material that can ordered online and assembled
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