synthetic DNA
Coverage of synthetic DNA in the Nexus archive.
- AI leaders call for tougher protections against AI-aided bioweapons
AI industry leaders, including Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman, and Microsoft's Mustafa Suleyman, have signed an open letter urging US lawmakers to close a biosecurity gap that could enable AI-aided bioweapon development. The letter calls for regulations requiring companies selling synthetic DNA and RNA to screen purchases for sequences that could be used to create biological threats.
- The Download: AI-generated lawsuits and virtual power plants for data centers
The article discusses the surge in AI-generated lawsuits and the challenges courts face in determining the rights and duties of chatbots in legal proceedings. It also covers Google's initiative to fund a virtual power plant project to manage energy for data centers by incentivizing consumers to adjust electricity usage.