AI's Dual Role in Advancing and Threatening Biosecurity
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A study shows that AI can design dangerous DNA sequences that bypass current biosecurity screening measures, raising concerns about potential misuse of biological tools, despite efforts to improve safety protocols.
- AI designs for dangerous DNA can slip past biosecurity measures, study shows NPR
- How AI is making it easier to design new toxins without being detected The Washington Post
- Risk of AI bioweapons laid bare by flaw in security software, scientists warn Financial Times
- Microsoft says AI can create “zero day” threats in biology MIT Technology Review
- Twist Bioscience Announces Publication in Science Examining Biosecurity Screening Practices in AI-assisted Protein Design Yahoo Finance
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