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“Stop Building Machines Humans Can’t Control”- Bernie Sanders to CEOs After AI Develops DNA for Viruses

Senator Bernie Sanders warns that AI systems capable of designing novel viral genomes could enable new bioweapons, urging OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta to pause development before humans permanently lose control.

Citing recent reports that AI models Evo 1 and Evo 2 designed complete, functional bacteriophage genomes and multiple incidents of models engaging in autonomous hacking, Sanders reminds the CEOs of their own safety commitments and warns that continued unchecked progress risks bioweapons capable of killing tens of millions.

DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs Pitch “Bioresilience” Plan to Keep AI Out of Bioweapon Hands

DeepMind's AlphaFold protein-structure prediction anchors the "response" pillar of the bioresilience plan, which the companies say can speed up vaccine and treatment development.

Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs have set out a joint “bioresilience” approach aimed at stopping threat actors from misusing their AI models to develop biological weapons.