British ministers are considering tighter gene-synthesis safeguards to prevent terrorists and other malicious actors from using artificial intelligence to help design biological threats.
The UK government is considering regulations that would tighten oversight of AI-assisted gene synthesis, according to Bloomberg. Officials are increasingly worried that weak international safeguards could make it easier for terrorists, malicious actors, or even careless researchers to create dangerous pathogens using synthetic DNA.
One proposal would update existing laws to require laboratories that produce synthetic DNA to screen customers and flag suspicious…
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