An open letter signed by the heads of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and Microsoft AI warns that advances in AI are eroding barriers to biological weapons development

Leading AI labs, executives, and scientists are sending a letter to lawmakers urging them to improve tracking of synthetic DNA sequences that could be used for bioweapons.

OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft warn that generative AI could enable biological weapon creation and urge Congress to mandate synthetic DNA and RNA screening to enhance biosecurity.