AI's Dual Role in Advancing and Threatening Biological Security
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AI has been used to design toxic proteins, revealing biosecurity vulnerabilities that require ongoing vigilance to prevent potential threats, despite recent efforts to patch some weaknesses.
- How AI is making it easier to design new toxins without being detected The Washington Post
- Microsoft says AI can create “zero day” threats in biology MIT Technology Review
- AI designs for dangerous DNA can slip past biosecurity measures, study shows NPR
- Risk of AI bioweapons laid bare by flaw in security software, scientists warn Financial Times
- Should we worry AI will create deadly bioweapons? Not yet, but one day New Scientist
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