(Financial Times) – Executives and biosecurity experts are concerned that future models could help users create novel viruses or bioweapons

AI groups are racing to address the risk that future models could help users create novel viruses or bioweapons, amid rising concerns that the technology’s scientific capabilities will become the industry’s next public-security threat.

Anthropic, OpenAI and Google DeepMind are stepping up work on biological risk testing, access controls and other safeguards to limit misuse of advanced AI systems that they hope will speed up drug discovery, aid disease research and prevent pandemics.

The safety push reflects a growing belief among AI executives and biosecurity experts that biology may be the next field, after cyber security, that will need to be secured as new models become more powerful. (Read More)