Current guardrails are a mix of industry best practices, voluntary screening and government regulation. Many synthesis companies willingly participate in sequence screening initiatives that flag orders matching known pathogens or dangerous sequences. Some generative AI companies also apply content and model-safety policies that block prompts about biological-harm instructions. But in the open letter, experts across the fields of science, technology, public policy, academia and law are proposing tougher measures. The public letter shows a consensus that the risks of AI-developed bioweapons des
AI Leaders Call for Rules on Synthetic DNA to Limit Bioweapons Risk… Florida’s complaint claims the chatbot can facilitate harm, including self-harm and violence, while also alleging that OpenAI collects data from minors without meaningful parental oversight and has downplayed the risk of dangerous errors. …
… The public letter shows a consensus that the risks of AI-developed bioweapons deserve urgent attention and stronger governance before capabilities outpace current policy -- which is often the case with generative AI. …
… It can be about investor harm: Stuff happening in other parts of the world could rise to a level that it could be considered a security risk. …
… "Liability already exists under common law and provides a powerful incentive for AI companies to take reasonable steps to prevent foreseeable risks from their AI systems,” says Thomas Woodside, cofounder and senior policy adviser at the Secure AI Project, a nonprofit that has helped develop and adv… …
… Brockovich added that she’s not “making a blanket argument against data centers” or AI, but rather against “the pattern our map documents: projects announced after permits are already secured, developers who don’t return calls, local officials who signed NDAs before their neighbors knew a project w…
… Historically, supply-chain-risk designations have been reserved for keeping Chinese technologies out of US military systems to preserve operational security. …
… The order's request on AI models is primarily focused on frontier models, cutting-edge versions of new artificial intelligence models that could pose a major security risk, such as Anthropic's Mythos , which the company kept from public release due to cybersecurity concerns. …
… In 2024, the Biden administration published a memorandum on AI and national security, setting up rules for how AI can be used in certain national security scenarios — and for now, even under Trump, that policy is in force. …
… Apple& 039;s macOS security protections will block apps signed with the older certificates after June 12 The attack hit during an active rollout of new supply chain security protections across OpenAI& 039;s development systems. …
… The episode has exposed a risk that many international companies have been grappling with : Any company or government that builds on U.S. …