Altman & AI Rivals: Prevent AI Bioweapons Threat

Sam Altman and other AI leaders are calling for new laws to prevent artificial intelligence from being used to create bioweapons. This is a rare moment of agreement among tech rivals. Mr. Altman, along with Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind, and Mustafa Suleyman of Microsoft AI, signed a public letter. They support rules that would require companies selling synthetic DNA to screen customers and orders. The letter states that AI systems now outperform experts in technical laboratory procedures. It warns that AI could erode barriers that have historically prevented bad actors from getting biological weapons. This initiative aims to protect against the misuse of genetic material.