Leading AI labs, executives, and scientists are sending a letter to lawmakers urging them to improve tracking of synthetic ...

Artificial intelligence is magnifying concern that criminals could unleash new pathogens.

AI Leaders Call for Rules on Synthetic DNA to Limit Bioweapons Risk ...

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For as deadly as the coronavirus pandemic was, the next one could be more nightmarish. Powerful new artificial-intelligence models, combined with novel lab tools, could soon enable rogue scientists or ...

The United Nations has said it is not aware of a biological weapons programme in Ukraine, as Russia’s claim that such a programme exists was rejected by Washington and its allies at an emergency ...